Is Prentiss a boy or girl name?
Prentiss was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 2.3% of the 2,789 US babies named Prentiss were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #10,620
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Prentiss since 1887
- 2,789
- Most popular year
- 1951
- 50 babies
Boys and girls named Prentiss, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 47 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 180 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 254 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 255 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 328 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 343 | 7 | 2% |
| 1960s | 299 | 22 | 6.9% |
| 1970s | 304 | 5 | 1.6% |
| 1980s | 284 | 11 | 3.7% |
| 1990s | 179 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 116 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 97 | 20 | 17.1% |
| 2020s | 22 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #10,620 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 6 | #11,903 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,665 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 8 | #9,527 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,658 | 5 | #17,553 |
| 2017 | 8 | #9,475 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,647 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,901 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 17 | #5,424 | 5 | #18,577 |
| 2013 | 7 | #10,450 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,696 | 10 | #11,058 |
| 2011 | 8 | #9,392 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,992 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 16 | #5,743 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 10 | #8,144 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 13 | #6,519 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,863 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 13 | #6,129 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 13 | #6,058 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 12 | #6,160 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 8 | #8,250 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,985 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,249 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 15 | #4,705 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 19 | #3,812 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 17 | #4,006 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 12 | #5,109 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,723 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 12 | #5,040 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 22 | #3,120 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 21 | #3,188 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 21 | #3,082 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 27 | #2,537 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 23 | #2,759 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 24 | #2,492 | 6 | #11,356 |
| 1987 | 30 | #2,047 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 23 | #2,409 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 31 | #1,909 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 17 | #2,791 | 5 | #11,663 |
| 1983 | 28 | #1,944 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 37 | #1,643 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 32 | #1,799 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 39 | #1,563 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 33 | #1,742 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 39 | #1,498 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 25 | #1,991 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 21 | #2,221 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 40 | #1,399 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 21 | #2,100 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 21 | #2,019 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 30 | #1,595 | 5 | #9,220 |
| 1971 | 34 | #1,491 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 40 | #1,330 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 31 | #1,460 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 26 | #1,563 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 23 | #1,641 | 9 | #4,879 |
| 1966 | 35 | #1,295 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 37 | #1,267 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 32 | #1,401 | 8 | #5,349 |
| 1963 | 34 | #1,349 | 5 | #7,362 |
| 1962 | 23 | #1,703 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 30 | #1,484 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 28 | #1,545 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 33 | #1,380 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 32 | #1,392 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 34 | #1,359 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 37 | #1,279 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 33 | #1,334 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 28 | #1,461 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 19 | #1,818 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 44 | #1,109 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 43 | #1,106 | 7 | #4,717 |
| 1950 | 40 | #1,137 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 43 | #1,082 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 34 | #1,248 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 35 | #1,247 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 30 | #1,291 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 19 | #1,569 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 25 | #1,357 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 47 | #983 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 38 | #1,115 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 30 | #1,227 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 27 | #1,303 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 26 | #1,317 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 23 | #1,428 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 22 | #1,478 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 26 | #1,317 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 14 | #2,006 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 30 | #1,236 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 27 | #1,301 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 31 | #1,229 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 20 | #1,630 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 36 | #1,187 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 28 | #1,371 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 23 | #1,598 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 24 | #1,592 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 31 | #1,322 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 23 | #1,620 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 27 | #1,479 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 24 | #1,581 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 28 | #1,428 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 18 | #1,969 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 28 | #1,412 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 25 | #1,476 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 23 | #1,584 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 15 | #2,067 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 24 | #1,455 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 27 | #1,296 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 25 | #1,183 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 11 | #1,779 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 14 | #1,332 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,695 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 10 | #1,101 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 5 | #1,550 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 9 | #985 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 7 | #1,092 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,204 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,360 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,273 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,172 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,456 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,170 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 6 | #1,055 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 5 | #1,035 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Prentiss reached #983 in 1943. As a girl name, it reached #4,717 in 1951. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Prentiss
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.