Unisex name · since 1913

Prescott

1,718 babies named Prescott in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#3,626 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#2,947 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,718
born since 1913
2010s
peak decade

1,718 babies have been named Prescott since 1913, making it today's #2947 unisex name.

Prescott has 1,718 recorded births among boys since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2947 as of the latest data, more common than 79% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.

  • #3,626 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #2,947 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 1,718 born since 1913
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Prescott ranks #3,626 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,947 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,718 born since 1913, peaking in the 2010s.

#3,626 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#2,947 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,718
born since 1913
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%78.8%
Prescott vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Prescott's 1,718 recorded births place it above 92.02% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

3 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Prescott compares

1,718 Top 24% higher than 76% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Prescott's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Prescott Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 1,718 369 358,536
Peak-year births 51 34 22,252

Prescott's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Prescott splits its recorded history at 1971: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1926 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 51 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Prescott popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
51
Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
0204060 191319271944195819721986200020142025 42

Prescott popularity over time - girls

169 total births recorded since 2013 (Prescott as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 169 births
0102030405060 20132015201620182019202020212022202320242025 48

Prescott by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (278 births, 16% of the file).

2010s was Prescott's strongest decade.

278 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.

Prescott births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 278 births (16% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Prescott compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Prescott's total volume

Prescott vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -106, 3%-55, 10%-144, 1.9%-47, 16.3%-41, 9%-28, 9.3%-66, 4.8%-23, 11.1%-51, 4.8%-17, 14.8%-101, 4.8%-57, 4.5%-138, 3.2%-114, 2.8%-68, 4.8%Prescott-113, 3%Prescott
Prescott vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Prescott by state

Where Prescott concentrates geographically, total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Prescott
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
56 3.3%
#2 Texas
52 3.0%
#3 Massachusetts
6 0.3%
California share of Prescott's total US births 3.3%
Even split

56 of 1,718 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Prescott? ▼
1,718 babies have been named Prescott since 1913. All-time, it sits at #3,626 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #2,947 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2017 with 51 births.
Where does Prescott sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Prescott ranks #3,626 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,947 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Prescott most popular? ▼
Prescott was most popular in the 2010s decade with 278 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Prescott most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Prescott are California (56 births), Texas (52 births), Massachusetts (6 births).
Is Prescott a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Prescott is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 1,718 births, and as a girl's name it has 169 births.
How long has the name Prescott been used? ▼
Prescott has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 113 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Prescott? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Preston, Presley, Prentice, Prentiss, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Prescott's data

  • Prescott's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (278 total births) through the 2020s (185) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Prescotts (56 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Prescott

Nearby Names Like Prescott

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Prescott

Preston Boy
#299 122,958 births
Presley Boy
#1808 4,945 births
Prentice Boy
#10723 3,929 births
Prentiss Boy
2,724 births
Prentis Boy
1,260 births

Compare Prescott side by side: Prescott vs Preston Prescott vs Presley Prescott vs Prentice

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Prescott: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1913–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Prescott draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.