Kelly Preston
There are approximately 79 people named Kelly Preston living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 4,338,663 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Kelly with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Preston. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
79
1 in 4,338,663
Named Kelly
494K
Alive today
Named Preston
55K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 494K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Unisex
Peak year: 1968
Average age: 48
Estimated bearers: 55K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #736
Per 100K: 16.06
Top ancestry: White (73.2%)
First name trend
Kelly: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Kelly. The peak year was 1968 with 20,197 births. The average person named Kelly today is 48 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Preston surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Preston, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 73.2%.
- White73.2%
- Black or African American20.4%
- Hispanic or Latino2.5%
- Two or more races2.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Kelly has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1442% of the US population, based on 494,171 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Preston appears at a rate of 16.06 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0161%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 79 people with the full name Kelly Preston. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Kelly
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Other people with the surname Preston
FAQ
Kelly Preston: questions and answers
How many people are named Kelly Preston?
We estimate approximately 79 people in the United States share the full name Kelly Preston. That works out to about 1 in 4,338,663 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1442%) with the surname frequency (16.06 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Kelly Preston?
We classify Kelly Preston as "Very Rare". About 1 in 4,338,663 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Kelly a male or female name?
Kelly is predominantly unisex. Out of 555,958 total SSA registrations, 14.8% were male and 85.2% were female. See the full Kelly profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.