Lennon vs Preston
Lennon and Prestoncompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Lennon was ranked #262 and Preston #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Lennon was ranked #272 and Preston #914 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Lennon was ranked #339 and Preston #404 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Lennon and Preston over time
Lennon and Preston appear together in 3 published lists, across 69 years of shared records. Lennon held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Preston in 1.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Preston reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Lennon in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Lennon and Preston changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2025, ending at #272 and #914.
- Longest-running competitions
Lennon and Preston were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #272 and #914.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Lennon #153 in 2006, Preston #149 in 2006.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Lennon held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Preston in 5.
Highest recorded here: Lennon #153 in 2006, Preston #149 in 2006.
The order changed in 2016: Lennon moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #271 and #268; by 2016 that had become #268 and #285.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Lennon #272, Preston #914.
Republic of Ireland · Boys20 shared years, 2006–2025
Lennon held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Preston in 0.
Highest recorded here: Lennon #180 in 2007, Preston #247 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Lennon #262, Preston #577.
Northern Ireland · Boys19 shared years, 2006–2024
Lennon held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Preston in 11.
Highest recorded here: Lennon #182 in 2008, Preston #167 in 2006.
The order changed in 2023: Lennon moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #414 and #414; by 2023 that had become #312 and #395.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Lennon #339, Preston #404.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Lennon | Preston |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #262 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #577 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lennon and Preston both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Lennon
Popularity journey
First recorded1981
First recorded at #260 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1981 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #153 among boys in England and Wales, in 2006 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1584 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Preston
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1235 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #149 among boys in England and Wales, in 2006 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #914 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys