Preston
Boy · PRES-ton · English
Preston is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “priest's town”. In 2025 it ranked 902nd for boys in the UK (38 babies) and 299th for boys in the US (1,131 babies).
What does Preston mean?
English: surname from an English place name
“priest's town”
From Old English preost, priest, and tun, settlement; Preston in Lancashire is a well-known example.
- Say it
- PRES-ton
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Is Preston a girl's or a boy's name?
Preston is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 38 boys in the UK and 10 girls and 1,131 boys in the US.
How popular is Preston in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #902among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 38about 1 in 7,900 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 63% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 38 boys in the UK were named Preston, making it the 902nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 441st. Its busiest year was 2006, with 363 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 13 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Preston than any year since 2005.
Half of all the boys named Preston in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 914th in England and Wales and 647th in Scotland.
Preston in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38 | #902 |
| 2024 | 52 | #738 |
| 2023 | 58 | #673 |
| 2022 | 80 | #540 |
| 2021 | 84 | #528 |
| 2020 | 101 | #441 |
| 2019 | 137 | #368 |
| 2018 | 163 | #327 |
| 2017 | 165 | #336 |
| 2016 | 201 | #290 |
| 2015 | 210 | #275 |
| 2014 | 242 | #252 |
| 2013 | 268 | #224 |
| 2012 | 294 | #213 |
| 2011 | 270 | #213 |
| 2010 | 218 | #249 |
| 2009 | 189 | #264 |
| 2008 | 198 | #248 |
| 2007 | 244 | #217 |
| 2006 | 363 | #158 |
| 2005 | 34 | #796 |
| 2004 | 15 | #1,301 |
| 2003 | 13 | #1,328 |
| 2002 | 16 | #1,109 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,547 |
| 2000 | 15 | #1,057 |
| 1999 | 11 | #1,267 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 18 | #899 |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,290 |
How popular is Preston in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #299among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 1,131about 1 in 1,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 36% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 1,131 boys in the US were named Preston, making it the 299th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 228th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 3,797 boys. 10 girls were also named Preston in 2025 (9,454th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Preston in the US since 1880 were born between 1977 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Preston in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,131 | #299 |
| 2024 | 1,048 | #330 |
| 2023 | 1,232 | #274 |
| 2022 | 1,354 | #255 |
| 2021 | 1,473 | #241 |
| 2020 | 1,647 | #228 |
| 2019 | 1,748 | #217 |
| 2018 | 1,966 | #205 |
| 2017 | 2,073 | #190 |
| 2016 | 2,313 | #172 |
| 2015 | 2,456 | #169 |
| 2014 | 2,733 | #148 |
| 2013 | 2,670 | #148 |
| 2012 | 2,945 | #130 |
| 2011 | 3,037 | #136 |
| 2010 | 3,108 | #131 |
| 2009 | 3,465 | #120 |
| 2008 | 3,461 | #124 |
| 2007 | 3,797 | #114 |
| 2006 | 3,719 | #114 |
| 2005 | 2,728 | #146 |
| 2004 | 2,646 | #152 |
| 2003 | 2,640 | #154 |
| 2002 | 2,515 | #155 |
| 2001 | 2,618 | #152 |
| 2000 | 2,743 | #141 |
| 1999 | 2,291 | #162 |
| 1998 | 1,891 | #176 |
| 1997 | 1,889 | #178 |
| 1996 | 1,672 | #189 |
| 1995 | 1,715 | #182 |
| 1994 | 1,606 | #193 |
| 1993 | 1,545 | #197 |
| 1992 | 1,526 | #202 |
| 1991 | 1,426 | #217 |
| 1990 | 1,527 | #198 |
| 1989 | 1,470 | #199 |
| 1988 | 1,352 | #201 |
| 1987 | 1,278 | #202 |
| 1986 | 1,121 | #214 |
| 1985 | 978 | #238 |
| 1984 | 904 | #242 |
| 1983 | 819 | #255 |
| 1982 | 807 | #265 |
| 1981 | 744 | #278 |
| 1980 | 763 | #276 |
| 1979 | 690 | #294 |
| 1978 | 597 | #303 |
| 1977 | 583 | #319 |
| 1976 | 567 | #309 |
| 1975 | 450 | #368 |
| 1974 | 482 | #349 |
| 1973 | 484 | #348 |
| 1972 | 568 | #320 |
| 1971 | 541 | #340 |
| 1970 | 521 | #356 |
| 1969 | 507 | #354 |
| 1968 | 498 | #346 |
| 1967 | 460 | #347 |
| 1966 | 520 | #330 |
| 1965 | 456 | #356 |
| 1964 | 453 | #367 |
| 1963 | 476 | #356 |
| 1962 | 484 | #362 |
| 1961 | 452 | #372 |
| 1960 | 477 | #358 |
| 1959 | 485 | #352 |
| 1958 | 479 | #349 |
| 1957 | 516 | #335 |
| 1956 | 549 | #318 |
| 1955 | 524 | #324 |
| 1954 | 484 | #329 |
| 1953 | 516 | #315 |
| 1952 | 557 | #299 |
| 1951 | 519 | #304 |
| 1950 | 535 | #292 |
| 1949 | 535 | #292 |
| 1948 | 461 | #314 |
| 1947 | 525 | #299 |
| 1946 | 452 | #306 |
| 1945 | 450 | #284 |
| 1944 | 408 | #295 |
| 1943 | 448 | #290 |
| 1942 | 447 | #285 |
| 1941 | 395 | #291 |
| 1940 | 381 | #288 |
| 1939 | 353 | #295 |
| 1938 | 332 | #300 |
| 1937 | 360 | #285 |
| 1936 | 334 | #296 |
| 1935 | 324 | #302 |
| 1934 | 357 | #287 |
| 1933 | 317 | #300 |
| 1932 | 352 | #292 |
| 1931 | 333 | #305 |
| 1930 | 379 | #293 |
| 1929 | 348 | #299 |
| 1928 | 381 | #289 |
| 1927 | 375 | #296 |
| 1926 | 416 | #280 |
| 1925 | 426 | #278 |
| 1924 | 414 | #280 |
| 1923 | 478 | #256 |
| 1922 | 467 | #261 |
| 1921 | 448 | #266 |
| 1920 | 482 | #251 |
| 1919 | 430 | #257 |
| 1918 | 417 | #262 |
| 1917 | 413 | #248 |
| 1916 | 418 | #247 |
| 1915 | 388 | #246 |
| 1914 | 319 | #238 |
| 1913 | 218 | #256 |
| 1912 | 206 | #246 |
| 1911 | 128 | #223 |
| 1910 | 112 | #222 |
| 1909 | 76 | #254 |
| 1908 | 88 | #219 |
| 1907 | 71 | #248 |
| 1906 | 61 | #253 |
| 1905 | 82 | #211 |
| 1904 | 67 | #230 |
| 1903 | 76 | #204 |
| 1902 | 62 | #229 |
| 1901 | 78 | #187 |
| 1900 | 78 | #227 |
| 1899 | 52 | #231 |
| 1898 | 53 | #239 |
| 1897 | 37 | #299 |
| 1896 | 53 | #249 |
| 1895 | 58 | #230 |
| 1894 | 66 | #207 |
| 1893 | 46 | #258 |
| 1892 | 49 | #253 |
| 1891 | 51 | #223 |
| 1890 | 49 | #237 |
| 1889 | 39 | #266 |
| 1888 | 58 | #230 |
| 1887 | 44 | #241 |
| 1886 | 36 | #283 |
| 1885 | 48 | #237 |
| 1884 | 49 | #244 |
| 1883 | 52 | #208 |
| 1882 | 49 | #238 |
| 1881 | 36 | #262 |
| 1880 | 47 | #241 |
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