How Many People Are Named Prescott?
An estimated 1,474 people in the United States have the first name Prescott. It is predominantly male (93.3%). The average bearer is 31 years old, and Prescott peaked in popularity in 2024 with 66 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Prescott as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Prescott paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,474
About 1 in 232,533 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
93.3% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
2024
66 births
Total Registered
1,796
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Prescott
Prescott is predominantly male (93.3%), though 120 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Prescott as a male name
Ranked #4,147 in 2024
26 male births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (51 births)
Prescott as a female name
Ranked #3,792 in 2024
40 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (40 births)
Prescott: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Prescott span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 310 babies were registered. While Prescott is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Prescott by Decade
How has Prescott tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Prescott by State
Birth registrations for Prescott span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Massachusetts. The lowest are in Massachusetts, Texas, California. On average, about 34 Prescotts were registered per state.
Prescott + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Prescott as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Prescott
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Prescott: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Prescott?
We estimate approximately 1,474 people named Prescott are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 232,533 Americans share this first name.
Is Prescott a common name?
Prescott is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,796 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Prescott most popular?
Prescott reached peak popularity in 2024, when 66 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Prescott is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Prescott a male name?
Prescott is predominantly male. 93.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Prescott Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Prescott Smith, Prescott Johnson, Prescott Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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