Is Prestyn a boy or girl name?

Prestyn is a unisex name. Of the 1,164 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 27.9% were girls and 72.1% were boys. It changed hands in 2025, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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Prestyn

Recorded 1996–2025 · United States

Prestyn was most popular in 2009, when 67 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,659 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,844, with 25 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,164 people named Prestyn.

Prestyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Prestyn’s peak in 2009. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Prestyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Prestyn is a unisex name — 27.9% of the 1,164 Americans given it were girls and 72.1% were boys. It changed hands: since 2025 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. In births since 2016 it is 39% girls and 61% 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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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org