Preston · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1916

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 70 recorded years as a table

Preston, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1916	6
1917	7
1918	4
1921	4
1924	4
1929	4
1930	9
1942	4
1947	3
1952	3
1953	3
1954	3
1955	3
1963	3
1964	4
1967	4
1968	5
1971	5
1972	4
1973	4
1974	5
1976	5
1977	6
1979	3
1980	3
1981	5
1982	3
1983	7
1984	4
1985	4
1986	7
1987	5
1988	8
1989	5
1990	5
1991	5
1992	6
1993	8
1994	5
1995	7
1996	3
1997	9
1998	8
1999	6
2000	13
2001	10
2002	9
2003	8
2004	11
2005	9
2006	7
2007	9
2008	7
2009	6
2010	8
2011	12
2012	8
2013	9
2014	11
2015	11
2016	14
2017	12
2018	8
2019	11
2020	12
2021	13
2022	10
2023	11
2024	11
2025	6

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Preston isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 10
Rank in 2025: #9,457
How rare: 1 in 160,726 girls
Since 1916: 799

Most popular in 2016, at 14 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 42% per million girls born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.