Prestyn
A variant of the name Preston, of English origin meaning "from the priest's town".
Name Census estimates that about 1,129 living Americans carry the first name Prestyn. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 73.0% of registrations being male. The average person named Prestyn today is around 13 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Prestyn births was 2009 (67 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Prestyn. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Prestyn with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Prestyn is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 13 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.1K
~ 1 in 303,591 Americans
Peak year
2009
67 babies that year
Average age
13
years old
2024 SSA rank
#6,377
Tracked since 1996
Census
Prestyn in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 820 people with the first name Prestyn, which placed it at #14,393 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#14,393
National first-name rank
People counted
820
820 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
74.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Prestyn
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Prestyn is White at 74.0%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (9.6%) and Hispanic (7.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Prestyn described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Prestyn at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White74.0% · 607
- Two or more races9.6% · 79
- Hispanic or Latino7.9% · 65
- Black or African American6.5% · 53
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.5% · 12
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 4
Gender
Gender distribution for Prestyn
Prestyn is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 1,139 total registrations, 831 (73.0%) were male and 308 (27.0%) were female.
Prestyn as a male name
- Ranked #6,377 in 2024
- 14 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2008 (59 births)
Prestyn as a female name
- Ranked #8,287 in 2024
- 13 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2012 (23 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Prestyn on both sides of the split. Of the 825 people counted with this name, 608 were male (73.7%) and 217 were female (26.3%).
Popularity
Prestyn: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Prestyn from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 573 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Prestyn remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Prestyn by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Prestyn during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Prestyns live
The SSA's state-level files cover 5 states and territories. Texas, Ohio, California recorded the most babies named Prestyn, while Georgia, Indiana, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 17 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Prestyn
The name Prestyn is a relatively modern name, with its origins rooted in the English language. It is believed to have emerged as a variation of the name Preston, which itself derives from the Old English term "preost" meaning "priest" and "tun" meaning "town" or "settlement." This combination suggests that the name Preston, and by extension Prestyn, may have originally referred to a town or village where a priest resided or had a significant presence.
While the exact origin and meaning of the name Prestyn are somewhat ambiguous, it is reasonable to assume that it shares a similar connotation with Preston, implying a connection to a priestly or religious settlement. However, there is no definitive historical record or ancient text that directly references the name Prestyn itself.
The earliest recorded instances of individuals bearing the name Prestyn are relatively recent, with the first known example being Prestyn Pollitt, a British actor born in 1985. Other notable figures who have carried the name Prestyn include Prestyn Kamen, an American baseball player born in 1994, and Prestyn Carpenter, an American soccer player born in 2001.
It is worth noting that while the name Prestyn has gained some popularity in recent decades, particularly in English-speaking countries, it remains a relatively uncommon name compared to its more established counterpart, Preston. As a result, historical records and accounts of individuals with the name Prestyn are limited.
Nevertheless, the name Prestyn carries a sense of uniqueness and a connection to its English roots, drawing upon the imagery of a priestly settlement or community. Its emergence as a distinct variation of Preston showcases the evolution of names over time, reflecting societal changes and individual preferences.
People
Prestyn + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Prestyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with P
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Prestyn: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Prestyn?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,129 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Prestyn going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 303,591 US residents.
Is Prestyn a common name?
We classify Prestyn as "Rare". It ranks above 90.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,139 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Prestyn most popular?
The single biggest year for Prestyn was 2009, when 67 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Prestyn is about 13 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Prestyn in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 820 people with the name Prestyn, or 0.27 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #14,393 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Prestyn in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Prestyn?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Prestyn on both sides of the split. Of the 825 people counted with this name, 608 were male (73.7%) and 217 were female (26.3%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Prestyn?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Prestyn is White at 74.0%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (9.6%) and Hispanic (7.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Prestyn most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Prestyn in the 2020 Census, accounting for 74.0% (607 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Prestyn in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Prestyn a male name?
Yes, 73.0% of people registered as Prestyn in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Prestyn still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Prestyn in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Prestyn can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Prestyn?
You can see how many people have the name Prestyn on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.