US rank #8527 Boys' name Peak 2009 734 births

Prestin — #8527 US boys' name

734 babies named Prestin in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s121990s1252000s3552010s1892020s53
#8527
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 40% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Prestin was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

48 babies were named Prestin in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Prestin

The Social Security Administration has registered 734 babies named Prestin between 1986 and 2024, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Prestin currently holds the #8527 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 48 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Prestin performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 355 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Prestin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Prestin in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Prestin in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 734 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Prestin at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

734

Since 1986

39 years of records

Peak year

2009

48 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,527

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1986

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2024

Prestin popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1986

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
48
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
0102030405060 202420192014200920041999199419871986 5

Prestin popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2022 (Prestin as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2022 5

Prestin by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
355 births that decade — 48% of Prestin's all-time total
1980s121990s1252000s3552010s1892020s53

Prestin by state

Where Prestin concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Prestin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
5 0.7%
Ohio share of Prestin's total US births 0.7%

5 of 734 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Prestin?
734 babies have been named Prestin since 1986. It currently ranks #8527 among boys. The peak year was 2009 with 48 births.
When was Prestin most popular?
Prestin was most popular in the 2000s decade with 355 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Prestin most popular?
The top states for the name Prestin are Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Prestin been used?
Prestin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 39 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Prestin?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1986–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.