Prescott
Prescott was the 2972nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 42 babies. Its best year was 1962, when it ranked 1661st; the most babies were born in 2017 (51). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,258 places. More babies were named Prescott in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,972 boys, up 576 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 42boys
- Girls and boys
- 46% girls, 54% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201751 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,887babies recorded
Prescott popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,285 | #2,972 | 48 | 42 |
| 2020 | #16,962 | #3,548 | 5 | 31 |
| 2010 | — | #6,618 | — | 13 |
| 2000 | — | #4,028 | — | 20 |
| 1990 | — | #2,538 | — | 27 |
| 1980 | — | #2,927 | — | 16 |
| 1970 | — | #2,193 | — | 18 |
| 1960 | — | #2,401 | — | 13 |
| 1950 | — | #2,409 | — | 11 |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | #3,904 | — | 6 |
| 1920 | — | #2,918 | — | 10 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Prescott, counting every spelling?
Prescott has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Prescott?
42 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Prescott (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Prescott born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 200 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Prescott.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Prescott?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Prescott are alive today, with a median age of 28; half are between 10 and 46. That makes Prescott mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Prescott by state
How common Prescott was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Prescott
How popular is the name Prescott?
Prescott was the 2972nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 42 babies. Its best year was 1962, when it ranked 1661st; the most babies were born in 2017 (51). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,258 places. More babies were named Prescott in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Prescott a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 46% girls, 54% boys given the name Prescott in the US.
Where is Prescott most popular?
In 2021–2025, Prescott was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Texas.