Preston Popularity

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Region

Rising

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England and Wales rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#1235
1997	#845
1998	#1642
1999	#1383
2000	#1002
2001	#1595
2002	#1077
2003	#1248
2004	#1222
2005	#781
2006	#149
2007	#203
2008	#235
2009	#263
2010	#232
2011	#204
2012	#207
2013	#217
2014	#248
2015	#268
2016	#285
2017	#330
2018	#325
2019	#369
2020	#436
2021	#514
2022	#548
2023	#704
2024	#721

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #149 in England and Wales in 2006.

Preston's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, count per million births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Count per million	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#721	49	High	Demonstration data
2023	England and Wales	male	#704	49	High	Demonstration data
2022	England and Wales	male	#548	70	High	Demonstration data
2021	England and Wales	male	#514	76	High	Demonstration data
2020	England and Wales	male	#436	92	High	Demonstration data
2019	England and Wales	male	#369	119	High	Demonstration data
2018	England and Wales	male	#325	145	High	Demonstration data
2017	England and Wales	male	#330	146	High	Demonstration data
2016	England and Wales	male	#285	178	High	Demonstration data
2015	England and Wales	male	#268	191	High	Demonstration data
2014	England and Wales	male	#248	218	High	Demonstration data
2013	England and Wales	male	#217	242	High	Demonstration data
2012	England and Wales	male	#207	268	High	Demonstration data
2011	England and Wales	male	#204	257	High	Demonstration data
2010	England and Wales	male	#232	207	High	Demonstration data
2009	England and Wales	male	#263	170	High	Demonstration data
2008	England and Wales	male	#235	190	High	Demonstration data
2007	England and Wales	male	#203	232	High	Demonstration data
2006	England and Wales	male	#149	330	High	Demonstration data
2005	England and Wales	male	#781	31	High	Demonstration data
2004	England and Wales	male	#1222	15	High	Demonstration data
2003	England and Wales	male	#1248	13	High	Demonstration data
2002	England and Wales	male	#1077	15	High	Demonstration data
2001	England and Wales	male	#1595	8	High	Demonstration data
2000	England and Wales	male	#1002	15	High	Demonstration data
1999	England and Wales	male	#1383	9	High	Demonstration data
1998	England and Wales	male	#1642	7	High	Demonstration data
1997	England and Wales	male	#845	18	High	Demonstration data
1996	England and Wales	male	#1235	10	High	Demonstration data
2024	Northern Ireland	male	#404	3	High	Demonstration data
2023	Northern Ireland	male	#395	3	High	Demonstration data
2022	Northern Ireland	male	#414	3	High	Demonstration data
2021	Northern Ireland	male	#433	3	High	Demonstration data
2020	Northern Ireland	male	#392	3	High	Demonstration data
2019	Northern Ireland	male	#254	7	High	Demonstration data
2018	Northern Ireland	male	#283	6	High	Demonstration data
2017	Northern Ireland	male	#250	7	High	Demonstration data
2016	Northern Ireland	male	#281	6	High	Demonstration data
2015	Northern Ireland	male	#211	10	High	Demonstration data
2014	Northern Ireland	male	#213	10	High	Demonstration data
2013	Northern Ireland	male	#188	12	High	Demonstration data
2012	Northern Ireland	male	#231	8	High	Demonstration data
2011	Northern Ireland	male	#245	7	High	Demonstration data
2010	Northern Ireland	male	#267	6	High	Demonstration data
2009	Northern Ireland	male	#262	6	High	Demonstration data
2008	Northern Ireland	male	#378	3	High	Demonstration data
2007	Northern Ireland	male	#276	5	High	Demonstration data
2006	Northern Ireland	male	#167	12	High	Demonstration data
2025	Republic of Ireland	male	#577	5	High	Demonstration data
2024	Republic of Ireland	male	#655	4	High	Demonstration data
2023	Republic of Ireland	male	#472	7	High	Demonstration data
2022	Republic of Ireland	male	#779	3	High	Demonstration data
2021	Republic of Ireland	male	#454	7	High	Demonstration data
2020	Republic of Ireland	male	#637	4	High	Demonstration data
2019	Republic of Ireland	male	#564	5	High	Demonstration data
2018	Republic of Ireland	male	#435	8	High	Demonstration data
2017	Republic of Ireland	male	#495	6	High	Demonstration data
2016	Republic of Ireland	male	#372	10	High	Demonstration data
2015	Republic of Ireland	male	#459	7	High	Demonstration data
2014	Republic of Ireland	male	#468	7	High	Demonstration data
2013	Republic of Ireland	male	#352	11	High	Demonstration data
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#379	10	High	Demonstration data
2011	Republic of Ireland	male	#455	7	High	Demonstration data
2010	Republic of Ireland	male	#373	10	High	Demonstration data
2009	Republic of Ireland	male	#472	6	High	Demonstration data
2008	Republic of Ireland	male	#412	8	High	Demonstration data
2007	Republic of Ireland	male	#271	14	High	Demonstration data
2006	Republic of Ireland	male	#247	14	High	Demonstration data

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.