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Preston

“priest's estate”

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The story behind the name

Meet Preston.

Preston comes from an English surname and place-name tradition, with the meaning ‘priest’s estate.’ Its background is geographical rather than a shortened form of another first name.

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How popular is Preston?

United States · 2025
Girls · 2025#9,94410 recorded births
Boys · 2025#2991,131 recorded births

Recorded US births over time

201420252,7330
● Girls● Boys
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YearCategoryUS rankBirths
2025Boys2991,131
2025Girls9,94410
2024Boys3301,048
2024Girls6,59118
2023Boys2741,232
2023Girls6,86617
2022Boys2551,354
2022Girls7,21716
2021Boys2411,473
2021Girls5,70022
2020Boys2281,647
2020Girls6,27219
2019Boys2171,748
2019Girls6,36419
2018Boys2051,966
2018Girls8,50113
2017Boys1902,073
2017Girls5,99021
2016Boys1722,313
2016Girls5,57124
2015Boys1692,456
2015Girls6,66419
2014Boys1482,733
2014Girls6,38920

Rankings are calculated separately for boys and girls. Records below the publication threshold may be missing; gaps are not zero births.

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