Is Preston a boy or girl name?
Preston is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 17 girls and 1,045 boys were named Preston, so 1.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.6% of the 122,600 US babies named Preston were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #329
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,839
- Babies named Preston since 1880
- 122,600
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 3,813 babies
Boys and girls named Preston, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 458 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 514 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 739 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 3,049 | 19 | 0.6% |
| 1920s | 4,235 | 15 | 0.4% |
| 1930s | 3,441 | 10 | 0.3% |
| 1940s | 4,502 | 12 | 0.3% |
| 1950s | 5,164 | 20 | 0.4% |
| 1960s | 4,783 | 27 | 0.6% |
| 1970s | 5,483 | 48 | 0.9% |
| 1980s | 10,236 | 88 | 0.9% |
| 1990s | 17,090 | 113 | 0.7% |
| 2000s | 30,329 | 164 | 0.5% |
| 2010s | 25,043 | 181 | 0.7% |
| 2020s | 6,746 | 91 | 1.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,045 | #329 | 17 | #6,839 |
| 2023 | 1,230 | #275 | 17 | #6,859 |
| 2022 | 1,353 | #255 | 16 | #7,215 |
| 2021 | 1,472 | #241 | 22 | #5,698 |
| 2020 | 1,646 | #228 | 19 | #6,268 |
| 2019 | 1,748 | #217 | 19 | #6,362 |
| 2018 | 1,966 | #205 | 13 | #8,497 |
| 2017 | 2,073 | #190 | 21 | #5,989 |
| 2016 | 2,313 | #172 | 24 | #5,567 |
| 2015 | 2,455 | #169 | 19 | #6,663 |
| 2014 | 2,733 | #148 | 20 | #6,388 |
| 2013 | 2,668 | #148 | 15 | #8,066 |
| 2012 | 2,944 | #130 | 14 | #8,529 |
| 2011 | 3,036 | #137 | 21 | #6,291 |
| 2010 | 3,107 | #131 | 15 | #8,195 |
| 2009 | 3,463 | #120 | 11 | #10,496 |
| 2008 | 3,461 | #124 | 13 | #9,368 |
| 2007 | 3,796 | #114 | 17 | #7,658 |
| 2006 | 3,719 | #114 | 13 | #9,146 |
| 2005 | 2,728 | #146 | 16 | #7,414 |
| 2004 | 2,646 | #152 | 21 | #5,917 |
| 2003 | 2,640 | #154 | 14 | #7,899 |
| 2002 | 2,515 | #155 | 17 | #6,622 |
| 2001 | 2,618 | #152 | 18 | #6,252 |
| 2000 | 2,743 | #142 | 24 | #4,935 |
| 1999 | 2,291 | #162 | 10 | #9,318 |
| 1998 | 1,891 | #176 | 14 | #6,997 |
| 1997 | 1,889 | #178 | 16 | #6,096 |
| 1996 | 1,672 | #189 | 6 | #13,040 |
| 1995 | 1,715 | #182 | 13 | #6,932 |
| 1994 | 1,606 | #193 | 9 | #9,395 |
| 1993 | 1,545 | #197 | 15 | #6,174 |
| 1992 | 1,528 | #202 | 11 | #7,896 |
| 1991 | 1,426 | #217 | 10 | #8,425 |
| 1990 | 1,527 | #198 | 9 | #9,023 |
| 1989 | 1,470 | #200 | 9 | #8,548 |
| 1988 | 1,352 | #201 | 15 | #5,523 |
| 1987 | 1,278 | #202 | 9 | #7,820 |
| 1986 | 1,121 | #214 | 12 | #6,050 |
| 1985 | 978 | #238 | 7 | #9,004 |
| 1984 | 904 | #242 | 6 | #10,007 |
| 1983 | 819 | #255 | 11 | #6,107 |
| 1982 | 807 | #265 | 5 | #11,780 |
| 1981 | 744 | #278 | 9 | #7,218 |
| 1980 | 763 | #277 | 5 | #11,641 |
| 1979 | 690 | #294 | 5 | #11,416 |
| 1978 | 597 | #303 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 583 | #319 | 9 | #6,723 |
| 1976 | 567 | #309 | 7 | #7,886 |
| 1975 | 450 | #368 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 482 | #349 | 7 | #7,457 |
| 1973 | 484 | #349 | 6 | #8,130 |
| 1972 | 568 | #320 | 6 | #7,959 |
| 1971 | 540 | #342 | 8 | #6,436 |
| 1970 | 522 | #356 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 507 | #354 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 498 | #346 | 8 | #5,512 |
| 1967 | 460 | #348 | 6 | #6,586 |
| 1966 | 520 | #330 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 456 | #357 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 453 | #367 | 8 | #5,350 |
| 1963 | 476 | #356 | 5 | #7,363 |
| 1962 | 484 | #362 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 451 | #372 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 478 | #358 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 485 | #352 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 479 | #349 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 516 | #335 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 549 | #318 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 524 | #324 | 5 | #6,497 |
| 1954 | 484 | #330 | 5 | #6,413 |
| 1953 | 516 | #316 | 5 | #6,321 |
| 1952 | 557 | #299 | 5 | #6,214 |
| 1951 | 519 | #305 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 535 | #292 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 535 | #293 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 461 | #314 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 525 | #299 | 6 | #5,157 |
| 1946 | 452 | #306 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 450 | #284 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 408 | #295 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 448 | #291 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 447 | #285 | 6 | #4,521 |
| 1941 | 395 | #292 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 381 | #288 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 353 | #295 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 332 | #300 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 360 | #285 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 334 | #296 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 324 | #302 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 357 | #287 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 317 | #301 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 352 | #292 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 333 | #305 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 379 | #293 | 10 | #3,012 |
| 1929 | 348 | #299 | 5 | #5,139 |
| 1928 | 381 | #289 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 375 | #296 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 416 | #280 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 426 | #278 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 414 | #280 | 5 | #5,728 |
| 1923 | 478 | #257 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 467 | #261 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 448 | #266 | 5 | #5,702 |
| 1920 | 482 | #251 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 430 | #259 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 417 | #262 | 5 | #5,430 |
| 1917 | 413 | #249 | 8 | #3,637 |
| 1916 | 418 | #247 | 6 | #4,300 |
| 1915 | 388 | #246 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 319 | #238 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 218 | #256 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 206 | #246 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 128 | #226 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 112 | #222 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 76 | #257 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 88 | #222 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 71 | #251 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 61 | #254 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 82 | #211 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 67 | #232 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 76 | #205 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 62 | #230 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 78 | #190 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 78 | #227 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 52 | #232 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 53 | #243 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 37 | #305 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 53 | #252 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 58 | #233 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 66 | #208 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 46 | #261 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 49 | #255 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 51 | #225 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 49 | #242 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 39 | #270 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 58 | #232 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 44 | #243 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 36 | #287 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 48 | #238 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 49 | #246 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 52 | #211 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 49 | #241 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 36 | #266 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 47 | #243 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Preston reached #114 in 2006. As a girl name, it reached #3,012 in 1930. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Preston
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.