Prentis vs Preston

Side-by-side comparison of Prentis and Preston — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Prentis

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Name B

Preston

Boy name · Rank #329

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Metric Prentis Preston
Current Rank Unranked #329
Total Births (all years) 1,260 121,812
Peak Year 1942 2007
Peak Year Births 27 3,796
Peak Decade 1940ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1904 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Prentis Preston
1880ss — 458
1890ss — 514
1900ss 18 739
1910ss 105 3,049
1920ss 167 4,235
1930ss 140 3,441
1940ss 195 4,502
1950ss 157 5,164
1960ss 123 4,783
1970ss 131 5,483
1980ss 118 10,236
1990ss 56 17,090
2000ss 31 30,329
2010ss 14 25,043
2020ss 5 6,746

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Prentis Preston
2014 8 2,733
2015 — 2,455
2016 — 2,313
2017 — 2,073
2018 — 1,966
2019 — 1,748
2020 — 1,646
2021 5 1,472
2022 — 1,353
2023 — 1,230
2024 — 1,045

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1904–2021.

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