Prescott comes from the ModernAmerican / Multicultural tradition, meaning Priest's cottage.
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How popular is Prescott?
2017peak year
Prescott first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1913. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2017, 51 babies received the name (ranked #2522). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #3663), with roughly 44 babies named Prescott each year. Prescott's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 1,796 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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