Presten
Boy · PRES-ton · English
Presten is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “priest's town”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Presten mean?
English: spelling of Preston; surname from an English place name
“priest's town”
From Old English preost, priest, and tun, settlement; Preston in Lancashire is a well-known example.
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- PRES-ton
Meaning borrowed from Preston. More on Wiktionary.
Is Presten a girl's or a boy's name?
Presten is a boys' name.
How popular is Presten in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 42 boys. It first appears in the records in 1990.
Half of all the boys named Presten in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Presten in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,693 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 14 | #6,056 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 25 | #4,078 |
| 2014 | 19 | #4,862 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 25 | #4,000 |
| 2011 | 29 | #3,604 |
| 2010 | 32 | #3,376 |
| 2009 | 39 | #2,990 |
| 2008 | 42 | #2,827 |
| 2007 | 39 | #2,972 |
| 2006 | 35 | #3,082 |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,029 |
| 2004 | 21 | #4,124 |
| 2003 | 28 | #3,275 |
| 2002 | 35 | #2,681 |
| 2001 | 25 | #3,405 |
| 2000 | 28 | #3,069 |
| 1999 | 22 | #3,475 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,153 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,180 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
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