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Prescott

Recorded 1913–2025 · United States

Prescott was most popular in 2025, when 90 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,792 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,792, with 90 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,887 people named Prescott.

Most popular in2025
Rank that year#3,792
Births that year90
Total since 18801,887
Given to91% boys

Prescott over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Prescott’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Prescott a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Prescott is mostly a boy’s name — 9.0% of the 1,887 Americans given it were girls and 91.0% were boys. It changed hands: since 2024 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. In births since 2016 it is 31% girls and 69% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Where Prescott is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org