Recorded 1965–1995 Girls' name Peak 1984 79 births

Prestina — girls' name

79 babies named Prestina in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s111980s491990s14
1980s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Prestina was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

9 babies were named Prestina in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Prestina

The Social Security Administration has registered 79 babies named Prestina between 1965 and 1995, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Prestina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Prestina performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Prestina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Prestina 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 79 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.

Prestina at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

79

Since 1965

31 years of records

Peak year

1984

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1965

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1995

Prestina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1965

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1984)
9
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
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Prestina by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
49 births that decade — 62% of Prestina's all-time total
1960s51970s111980s491990s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Prestina?
79 babies have been named Prestina since 1965. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1984 with 9 births.
When was Prestina most popular?
Prestina was most popular in the 1980s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Prestina been used?
Prestina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 31 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Prestina?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Presley, Precious, Preslee, Presleigh, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1965–1995 (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.