Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Preston

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Preston
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2007

Peak era

2007

Peak rank proxy

3,796

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Gen Z

1880Peak 20072024

Peak year

2007

Decline from peak

72.5%

2024

1,045

All-time

121,812

Preston is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2007, when 3,796 boys were named Preston.

In 2024, only 1,045 boys were given the name.

Down 72.5% from its peak.

All told, about 121,812 Americans have been named Preston and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGen Z

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2007

20073,796 boys named Preston

20241,045 boys named Preston

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