Preston

Boy name

Preston has been given to 123,757 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2007 and currently ranks #299 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈpɹɛs.tən/

From Old English prēost (“priest”) + tūn (“settlement”). Doublet of Prestatyn.

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

123,757

Peak year

2007 (3,814 babies)

Rank in 2025

#299 for boys

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -54%

Gender split

1% girls / 99% boys

Preston Sturges

American film director and screenwriter (1898-1959)

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Preston.

121,158 babies since 1936

126,405 babies since 1887

129,539 babies since 1880

134,151 babies since 1880

110,690 babies since 1890

110,256 babies since 1912

137,606 babies since 1970

109,209 babies since 1880

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