Prescott
Girl name · #3290 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 48 baby girls were named Prescott, placing it at #3290 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #16419, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 37,500 girls born in 2025 was named Prescott.
The 12-year story
Prescott first appears in the Social Security records in 2013, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 48 babies and a rank of #3249. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Prescott per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Prescott in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Prescott is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Prescott will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Prescott is most common
State-level data for Prescott is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Prescott
Statistically, parents drawn to Prescott tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Mahelet, Lilibet, Barkat, Emerlynn, and Aylanni.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Prescott | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48 | #3249 |
| 2024 | 41 | #3695 |
| 2023 | 19 | #6169 |
| 2022 | 13 | #8032 |
| 2021 | 11 | #8978 |
| 2020 | 5 | #15088 |
| 2019 | 11 | #9112 |
| 2018 | 6 | #13793 |
| 2016 | 5 | #16215 |
| 2015 | 5 | #16419 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16547 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Prescott a popular girl name?
Prescott ranked #3290 among girls in 2025 with 48 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #16419.
When was the name Prescott most popular?
Prescott peaked in 2025, when 48 American girls received the name (ranked #3249 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Prescott?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 37,500 newborn American girls was named Prescott. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.