Prestin
Prestin is a protein that is critical to sensitive hearing in mammals. It is encoded by the SLC26A5 gene.
Meaning & Origin of Prestin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Prestin is a protein that is critical to sensitive hearing in mammals. It is encoded by the SLC26A5 gene.
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The Story of Prestin
Prestin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1986, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 48 Prestins were born — ranking #2,584 that year. As of 2026, Prestin ranks #7,411 for baby boys with 9 births, gradually falling (-8%). In total, more than 753 Prestins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Prestin
Prestin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1986 and has accumulated 753 births in the dataset. Prestin's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #2,528. Use the chart and map above to compare Prestin'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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