Preston

“priest's estate”

Boy’s name, of Anglo-Saxon origin. Lire en français

Births per 10,000 babies born in France, from 1986 to 2025 (INSEE).

Meaning and origin of Preston

Preston means “priest's estate” and is of Anglo-Saxon origin.

It peaked in 2009.
Over recent years, Preston has been falling (−8.9% a year).
In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Preston every 152 schools.

Preston ranks 297^th in United States, against 1,639^th in France.

British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
337^th boys’ name32 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,392
United StatesSSA · 2023-25
297^th boys’ name3,411 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,507−8% a year
Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
382^nd boys’ name95 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,789−12.9% a year
Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
446^th boys’ name6 babies in 3 years1 boy in 4,245
IrelandCSO · 2023-25
556^th boys’ name16 babies in 3 years1 boy in 4,489
ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
662^nd boys’ name10 babies in 3 years1 boy in 5,994
England and WalesONS · 2023-25
764^th boys’ name132 babies in 3 years1 boy in 6,260−16.5% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

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