Boys' name · since 1990
Presten
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 600 babies named Presten, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,074 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 600
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
600 boys have been named Presten since 1990, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Presten has 600 recorded births among boys since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2023.
- #7,074 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 600 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Presten ranks #7,074 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 600 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,074 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 600
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Presten's 600 recorded births place it above 84.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Presten's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Presten's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 42, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Presten popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2023
- Peak year (2008)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Presten by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (308 births, 51% of the file).
2000s was Presten's strongest decade.
308 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Presten births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 75
1990s
75 births
- 2000s
2000s
308 births
- 2010s
2010s
180 births
- 2020s 37
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 308 births (51% of all-time use).
How Presten 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 Presten's total volume
Presten by state
Where Presten concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 0.8% |
5 of 600 births nationwide.
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What to do with Presten's data
- Presten's decade-level peak was the 2000s (308 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Prestens (5 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.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Presten: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~33 yrs)
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, 1990–2023 (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 Presten 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.