Unisex name · since 1977
Presley
31,778 babies named Presley in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #809 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #225 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 31,778
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Presley currently ranks #225 among unisex names in America, with 31,778 babies recorded since 1977.
Social Security Administration records show Presley recorded 31,778 times among girls since 1977, holding rank #225 nationally today, ahead of 99% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #809 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #225 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 31,778 born since 1977
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Presley ranks #809 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #225 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 31,778 born since 1977, peaking in the 2010s.
- #809 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #225 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 31,778
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Presley's 31,778 recorded births place it above 98.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Presley compares
31,778 Top 5% higher than 95% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Presley's all-time total is 85x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Presley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 31,778 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,743 | 21 | 19,840 |
Presley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Presley's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 89% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 11%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 1,743, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Presley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 1,743
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Presley popularity over time - boys
4,945 total births recorded since 1880 (Presley as boys' name)
Presley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (15,350 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Presley's strongest decade.
15,350 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Presley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 48
1980s
48 births
- 1990s 1,493
1990s
1,493 births
- 2000s
2000s
6,544 births
- 2010s
2010s
15,350 births
- 2020s
2020s
8,336 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 15,350 births (48% of all-time use).
How Presley compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Presley's total volume
Presley by state
Where Presley concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 4,715 | 14.8% |
| #2 | California | | 3,311 | 10.4% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 1,301 | 4.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 1,283 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 1,226 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 1,036 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Oklahoma | | 964 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 913 | 2.9% |
4,715 of 31,778 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Presley appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Presley's data
- Presley's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (15,350 total births) through the 2020s (8,336) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Presleys (4,715 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Presley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~48 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1977–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Presley draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.