Prestin
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- PRES-ton
- Origin
- English
Prestin 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 Prestin 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.
Meaning borrowed from Preston. More on Wiktionary.
Is Prestin a girl's or a boy's name?
Prestin is a boys' name.
How popular is Prestin in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 48 boys. It first appears in the records in 1986.
Half of all the boys named Prestin in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Prestin in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #8,307 |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,250 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 16 | #5,557 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 14 | #6,056 |
| 2016 | 19 | #4,941 |
| 2015 | 15 | #5,742 |
| 2014 | 18 | #5,062 |
| 2013 | 16 | #5,400 |
| 2012 | 31 | #3,447 |
| 2011 | 23 | #4,219 |
| 2010 | 38 | #3,013 |
| 2009 | 48 | #2,584 |
| 2008 | 28 | #3,741 |
| 2007 | 40 | #2,918 |
| 2006 | 40 | #2,831 |
| 2005 | 44 | #2,524 |
| 2004 | 26 | #3,530 |
| 2003 | 36 | #2,725 |
| 2002 | 26 | #3,344 |
| 2001 | 32 | #2,859 |
| 2000 | 35 | #2,616 |
| 1999 | 30 | #2,791 |
| 1998 | 15 | #4,409 |
| 1997 | 17 | #3,872 |
| 1996 | 18 | #3,672 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,764 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,511 |
| 1990 | 10 | #4,986 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
Names like Prestin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
River, Jackson, Westin, Peyton, Parker, Hudson, Paxton, Easton, Mason, Holden, Dawson, Ashton
Names related to Prestin
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie, Hazel, Carter
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Prestin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/prestin, updated 20 October 2026.