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Prescott

#2,971 in 2025UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

Transferred from a surname; no fixed literal translation

Prescott has been given to 1,887 babies in the U.S. since 1913. In 2025 it ranked #2,971 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 2017, with 51 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 91% boys, 9% girls all-time.

Babies named Prescott, 2025

1 in 78,900

Prescott over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls
020406018801900192019401960198020002020

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Prescott over time

In 2025, Prescott went to 53% girls and 47% boys.

19132025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Prescott: meaning, origin, and history

Transferred from a surname; no fixed literal translation

surname transfer

What Prescott means

Prescott is a given name.

Origin, language, and formation

Prescott is used in English. Its origins include surname transfer.

Prescott is recorded as a surname transferred into given-name use.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 1,718 boys were recorded with the name Prescott between 1913 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 51 in 2017; its best national rank was #1,660 in 1962.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #3,546 in 2020 to #2,971 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank rose, from #5,226 in 2015 to #2,971 in 2025.

In the United States, 169 girls were recorded with the name Prescott between 2013 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 48 in 2025; its best national rank was #3,285 in 2025.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #16,957 in 2020 to #3,285 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank rose, from #18,493 in 2015 to #3,285 in 2025.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How common is Prescott?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025
1 in 78,900
42 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only
1 in 40,700
<0.01% of boys
Rank, 2025
#2,971
of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size
54,713 kids
Even odds of a second one

Where Prescott sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%
Class of 30Under 1%
Grade of 100Under 1%
School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 54,713 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Prescott. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Prescotts were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Prescott was born before 1990 — so the typical Prescott is around 35 today.

Median birth year
1990
About 35 years old
Biggest decade
2010s
16.2% of all use
Born in the last 25 years
36.6%
Spread across generations
Recorded since 1950
1,406
People you could plausibly meet
Choose a decade

2010s — 16.2% of all recorded uses (278).

Is Prescott rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago
+1,188
Places climbed
Rank vs 5 years ago
+575
Places climbed
Rank vs 10 years ago
+2,255
Places climbed
Births vs 10 years ago
2.33×
More babies than then
Share of its own peak
82.4%
Peak was 2017 (51)
Years since peak
8
Years
Year-to-year steadiness
Volatile
37.8% average annual change
Best rank ever
#1,660
1962

Where Prescott is used — boys

Across 1910–2025, Prescott was most concentrated in California — about 1 in — boys, against 1 in 306,491 across all states with data. It was least common in Texas (1 in —).

00 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1California1 in —
  2. 2Massachusetts1 in —
  3. 3Texas1 in —

Shading is the share of that state's recorded boys given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings. Prescott has too little recent state data to map, so this covers all years from 1910.

Where Prescott is used — girls

Across 1910–2025, Prescott was most concentrated in Florida — about 1 in — girls, against 1 in 2,011,780 across all states with data. It was least common in Texas (1 in —).

00 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1Florida1 in —
  2. 2New York1 in —
  3. 3Texas1 in —

Shading is the share of that state's recorded girls given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings. Prescott has too little recent state data to map, so this covers all years from 1910.

Prescott around the world

Where Prescott ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

  • France
    2016–2016
    #5,234
    in 2016
  • South Australia
    1995–1995
    #533
    in 1995

Popularity data from Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). INSEE data under Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0. CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

Prescott by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025
#2,971
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Up 575
Best rank ever
#1,660
1962
Peak year
2017
51 that year
First recorded
1913
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
1,718
Count in 2025
42

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025
#3,285
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Up 13,672
Best rank ever
#3,285
2025
Peak year
2025
48 that year
First recorded
2013
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
169
Count in 2025
48

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