boy's name
Prescott
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,892
Prescott is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 90 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 90 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 36,838 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1913.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Prescott over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 70 |
| 1920s | 92 |
| 1930s | 63 |
| 1940s | 87 |
| 1950s | 103 |
| 1960s | 135 |
| 1970s | 127 |
| 1980s | 172 |
| 1990s | 221 |
| 2000s | 185 |
| 2010s | 310 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 322 |
How popular is Prescott?
In 2025, Prescott was given to 90 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Prescott is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Prescott
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Prescott also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Prescott over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Prescott
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Prescott — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Prescott
How popular is the name Prescott?
In 2025, Prescott was given to 90 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Prescott a girl's or a boy's name?
Prescott is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Prescott?
Prescott has 2 syllables.
When was Prescott most popular?
Prescott peaked in 2025, when 90 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Prescott a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Prescott currently ranks #2,985 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.