Preston Name Popularity

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How popular is Preston?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Preston, ranked the 205th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 250 most popular, Preston has been a top 500 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

Position 114, its highest popularity ranking, was reached for the first time in 2006 and as recently as 2007 with 3,794 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Preston was 36 in 1886.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Preston occurred roughly during the years 1891-1894, 1897-1900, 1907-1915, 1974-1980, 1981-1989, 1996-2000, and 2003-2006.

The popularity trend for Preston has remained mostly unchanged for a while. however, the number of children named Preston lately has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Preston?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a mid point.

The name Preston is favored by many parents but has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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		Preston (Girl)		Preston (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		13	8,439	1,954	205
2017		20	6,207	2,067	189
2016		24	5,559	2,309	172
2015		19	6,642	2,442	170
2014		20	6,380	2,728	148
2013		15	8,056	2,659	148
2012		14	8,522	2,937	131
2011		21	6,284	3,029	137
2010		15	8,189	3,104	131
2009		11	10,486	3,462	120
2008		13	9,360	3,459	124
2007		17	7,654	3,794	114
2006		13	9,138	3,716	114
2005		16	7,413	2,728	146
2004		21	5,915	2,646	152
2003		14	7,894	2,639	154
2002		17	6,620	2,515	155
2001		18	6,250	2,618	152
2000		24	4,928	2,743	142
1999		10	9,314	2,290	162
1998		14	6,997	1,891	176
1997		16	6,093	1,889	178
1996		6	13,038	1,667	189
1995		13	6,930	1,714	182
1994		9	9,392	1,607	193
1993		15	6,171	1,545	197
1992		11	7,895	1,526	202
1991		10	8,423	1,426	217
1990		9	9,021	1,527	198
1989		9	8,548	1,470	200
1988		15	5,521	1,352	201
1987		9	7,817	1,279	202
1986		12	6,049	1,121	214
1985		7	9,002	977	238
1984		6	9,998	904	242
1983		11	6,106	820	254
1982		5	11,774	807	266
1981		9	7,215	743	278
1980		5	11,639	764	276
1979		5	11,411	692	294
1978		< 5	--	597	303
1977		9	6,721	583	320
1976		7	7,882	569	310
1975		< 5	--	452	367
1974		7	7,456	481	349
1973		6	8,122	483	349
1972		6	7,958	570	321
1971		8	6,429	541	340
1970		< 5	--	523	355
1969		< 5	--	506	354
1968		8	5,507	498	347
1967		6	6,583	460	348
1966		< 5	--	520	331
1965		< 5	--	456	358
1964		8	5,350	451	369
1963		5	7,364	477	356
1962		< 5	--	485	362
1961		< 5	--	450	372
1960		< 5	--	478	357
1959		< 5	--	487	352
1958		< 5	--	476	349
1957		< 5	--	515	335
1956		< 5	--	549	318
1955		5	6,495	524	324
1954		5	6,407	483	330
1953		5	6,322	516	316
1952		5	6,213	557	299
1951		< 5	--	520	304
1950		< 5	--	535	292
1949		< 5	--	536	292
1948		< 5	--	460	314
1947		6	5,158	525	299
1946		< 5	--	453	306
1945		< 5	--	449	284
1944		< 5	--	409	295
1943		< 5	--	447	293
1942		6	4,521	446	285
1941		< 5	--	395	292
1940		< 5	--	381	288
1939		< 5	--	353	295
1938		< 5	--	332	300
1937		< 5	--	361	285
1936		< 5	--	333	296
1935		< 5	--	323	303
1934		< 5	--	357	287
1933		< 5	--	317	300
1932		< 5	--	351	293
1931		< 5	--	334	305
1930		10	3,012	379	293
1929		5	5,137	347	299
1928		< 5	--	381	289
1927		< 5	--	376	296
1926		< 5	--	416	280
1925		< 5	--	426	278
1924		5	5,727	414	280
1923		< 5	--	478	257
1922		< 5	--	467	261
1921		5	5,702	448	266
1920		< 5	--	482	251
1919		< 5	--	430	259
1918		5	5,430	417	262
1917		8	3,637	413	249
1916		6	4,300	418	247
1915		< 5	--	388	246
1914		< 5	--	319	238
1913		< 5	--	218	256
1912		< 5	--	206	246
1911		< 5	--	128	226
1910		< 5	--	112	222
1909		< 5	--	76	257
1908		< 5	--	88	222
1907		< 5	--	71	251
1906		< 5	--	61	254
1905		< 5	--	82	211
1904		< 5	--	67	232
1903		< 5	--	76	205
1902		< 5	--	62	230
1901		< 5	--	78	190
1900		< 5	--	78	227
1899		< 5	--	52	232
1898		< 5	--	53	243
1897		< 5	--	37	305
1896		< 5	--	53	252
1895		< 5	--	58	233
1894		< 5	--	66	208
1893		< 5	--	46	261
1892		< 5	--	49	255
1891		< 5	--	51	225
1890		< 5	--	49	242
1889		< 5	--	39	270
1888		< 5	--	58	232
1887		< 5	--	44	243
1886		< 5	--	36	287
1885		< 5	--	48	238
1884		< 5	--	49	246
1883		< 5	--	52	211
1882		< 5	--	49	241
1881		< 5	--	36	266
1880		< 5	--	47	243

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.