Presten
Presten is a Norwegian mockumentary series that premiered in 2017 on NRK.
Meaning & Origin of Presten
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Presten is a Norwegian mockumentary series that premiered in 2017 on NRK.
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The Story of Presten
Presten first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1990, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 42 Prestens were born — ranking #2,828 that year. As of 2026, Presten ranks #8,914 for baby boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 600 Prestens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Presten
Presten is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 600 births in the dataset. Presten's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #2,828. Use the chart and map above to compare Presten's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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