Presley
Presley was given to 1,362 girls in 2025, #225 among girls’ names; 36,723 Americans have been recorded with it since 1880 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 35,600 Americans named Presley and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (97% of everyone recorded); the median is 12 years old and half are between 6 and 17.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Presley by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Presley mean?
Wiktionary, English section
Presley is “a female given name.” Its etymology gives the senses “priest” (prēost) and “wood, clearing” (lēah).
The English surname is usually a variant of Priestley, from Old English prēost (“priest”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”). Equivalent to priest + -ley (“lea”). The place-name in Scotland may be from Pictish, equivalent to Welsh prys (“bush”) + Welsh lle (“place”).
/ˈpɹɛsli/
Meaning: Wiktionary, English section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Presley?
#225 among girls’ names, 2025
Presley fell from #188 in 2015 to #225 in 2025 among girls’ names; its share of girls born fell from 1.0 to 0.85 per 1,000.
1,886 babies in 2014, the peak
Presley peaked in 2014, when 1,886 babies were given it (1,743 girls, #190 among girls’ names). The 1,450 births of 2025 (girls and boys) are 77% of that peak.
Births by sex.
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,362 | #225 | 88 | #1,819 |
| 2024 | 1,374 | #225 | 95 | #1,750 |
| 2023 | 1,520 | #197 | 104 | #1,659 |
| 2022 | 1,314 | #232 | 132 | #1,407 |
| 2021 | 1,407 | #213 | 107 | #1,602 |
| 2020 | 1,359 | #213 | 105 | #1,567 |
| 2019 | 1,474 | #206 | 138 | #1,324 |
| 2018 | 1,497 | #206 | 122 | #1,440 |
| 2017 | 1,535 | #201 | 142 | #1,282 |
| 2016 | 1,606 | #201 | 122 | #1,431 |
Every recorded year (127)
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,728 | #188 | 133 | #1,332 |
| 2014 | 1,743 | #190 | 143 | #1,253 |
| 2013 | 1,630 | #199 | 134 | #1,292 |
| 2012 | 1,536 | #203 | 134 | #1,298 |
| 2011 | 1,395 | #228 | 125 | #1,356 |
| 2010 | 1,206 | #276 | 140 | #1,255 |
| 2009 | 1,207 | #271 | 160 | #1,145 |
| 2008 | 989 | #337 | 134 | #1,300 |
| 2007 | 971 | #341 | 134 | #1,303 |
| 2006 | 939 | #352 | 120 | #1,355 |
| 2005 | 582 | #512 | 103 | #1,440 |
| 2004 | 507 | #566 | 126 | #1,212 |
| 2003 | 404 | #657 | 125 | #1,188 |
| 2002 | 362 | #696 | 132 | #1,109 |
| 2001 | 292 | #809 | 114 | #1,197 |
| 2000 | 291 | #790 | 105 | #1,253 |
| 1999 | 217 | #954 | 52 | #1,892 |
| 1998 | 204 | #988 | 42 | #2,184 |
| 1997 | 173 | #1,089 | 31 | #2,591 |
| 1996 | 162 | #1,119 | 31 | #2,517 |
| 1995 | 153 | #1,146 | 35 | #2,281 |
| 1994 | 148 | #1,195 | 41 | #2,030 |
| 1993 | 156 | #1,138 | 29 | #2,557 |
| 1992 | 133 | #1,283 | 38 | #2,073 |
| 1991 | 88 | #1,682 | 27 | #2,582 |
| 1990 | 59 | #2,190 | 15 | #3,911 |
| 1989 | 18 | #4,996 | 22 | #2,859 |
| 1988 | 12 | #6,560 | 18 | #3,044 |
| 1987 | under 5 | 10 | #4,492 | |
| 1986 | 7 | #9,282 | 19 | #2,757 |
| 1985 | 6 | #10,275 | 16 | #3,043 |
| 1984 | under 5 | 14 | #3,229 | |
| 1983 | under 5 | 11 | #3,807 | |
| 1982 | under 5 | 11 | #3,885 | |
| 1981 | 5 | #11,642 | 10 | #4,077 |
| 1980 | under 5 | 16 | #2,927 | |
| 1979 | under 5 | 18 | #2,651 | |
| 1978 | under 5 | 18 | #2,541 | |
| 1977 | 7 | #8,173 | 23 | #2,111 |
| 1976 | under 5 | 14 | #2,918 | |
| 1975 | under 5 | 13 | #3,035 | |
| 1974 | under 5 | 8 | #4,089 | |
| 1973 | under 5 | 13 | #2,823 | |
| 1972 | under 5 | 12 | #2,949 | |
| 1971 | under 5 | 13 | #2,776 | |
| 1970 | under 5 | 13 | #2,706 | |
| 1969 | under 5 | 10 | #3,014 | |
| 1968 | under 5 | 11 | #2,689 | |
| 1967 | under 5 | 15 | #2,108 | |
| 1966 | under 5 | 6 | #3,829 | |
| 1965 | under 5 | 10 | #2,726 | |
| 1964 | under 5 | 13 | #2,384 | |
| 1963 | under 5 | 13 | #2,387 | |
| 1962 | under 5 | 18 | #1,943 | |
| 1961 | under 5 | 11 | #2,663 | |
| 1960 | under 5 | 12 | #2,507 | |
| 1959 | under 5 | 18 | #1,955 | |
| 1958 | under 5 | 11 | #2,605 | |
| 1957 | under 5 | 29 | #1,477 | |
| 1956 | under 5 | 25 | #1,597 | |
| 1955 | under 5 | 16 | #2,028 | |
| 1954 | under 5 | 19 | #1,808 | |
| 1953 | under 5 | 18 | #1,878 | |
| 1952 | under 5 | 20 | #1,734 | |
| 1951 | under 5 | 22 | #1,633 | |
| 1950 | under 5 | 27 | #1,419 | |
| 1949 | under 5 | 14 | #2,094 | |
| 1948 | under 5 | 17 | #1,868 | |
| 1947 | under 5 | 25 | #1,512 | |
| 1946 | under 5 | 24 | #1,462 | |
| 1945 | under 5 | 12 | #2,103 | |
| 1944 | under 5 | 14 | #1,962 | |
| 1943 | under 5 | 16 | #1,889 | |
| 1942 | under 5 | 21 | #1,580 | |
| 1941 | under 5 | 18 | #1,674 | |
| 1940 | under 5 | 26 | #1,327 | |
| 1939 | under 5 | 8 | #2,769 | |
| 1938 | under 5 | 17 | #1,729 | |
| 1937 | under 5 | 21 | #1,517 | |
| 1936 | under 5 | 17 | #1,712 | |
| 1935 | under 5 | 16 | #1,821 | |
| 1934 | under 5 | 21 | #1,542 | |
| 1933 | under 5 | 17 | #1,761 | |
| 1932 | under 5 | 15 | #1,982 | |
| 1931 | under 5 | 13 | #2,186 | |
| 1930 | under 5 | 23 | #1,556 | |
| 1929 | under 5 | 19 | #1,778 | |
| 1928 | under 5 | 26 | #1,478 | |
| 1927 | under 5 | 11 | #2,662 | |
| 1926 | under 5 | 15 | #2,164 | |
| 1925 | under 5 | 18 | #1,920 | |
| 1924 | under 5 | 20 | #1,828 | |
| 1923 | under 5 | 22 | #1,686 | |
| 1922 | under 5 | 23 | #1,629 | |
| 1921 | under 5 | 25 | #1,536 | |
| 1920 | under 5 | 16 | #2,111 | |
| 1919 | under 5 | 30 | #1,312 | |
| 1918 | under 5 | 21 | #1,695 | |
| 1917 | under 5 | 23 | #1,521 | |
| 1916 | under 5 | 16 | #1,923 | |
| 1915 | under 5 | 25 | #1,362 | |
| 1914 | under 5 | 11 | #2,073 | |
| 1913 | under 5 | 6 | #2,728 | |
| 1912 | under 5 | 5 | #2,825 | |
| 1910 | under 5 | 9 | #1,177 | |
| 1908 | under 5 | 8 | #1,094 | |
| 1907 | under 5 | 5 | #1,499 | |
| 1906 | under 5 | 5 | #1,376 | |
| 1905 | under 5 | 7 | #1,065 | |
| 1903 | under 5 | 9 | #831 | |
| 1900 | under 5 | 5 | #1,455 | |
| 1894 | under 5 | 6 | #1,051 | |
| 1893 | under 5 | 6 | #1,002 | |
| 1891 | under 5 | 7 | #822 | |
| 1886 | under 5 | 5 | #1,075 | |
| 1881 | under 5 | 7 | #764 | |
| 1880 | under 5 | 5 | #1,031 |
Ranks: girls’ names and boys’ names ranked separately in each year’s SSA file; “under 5” is a year SSA did not list the name for that sex.
Is Presley a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Of the 36,723 Americans recorded as Presley, 87% are girls and 13% boys. In 2025 it went to 1,362 girls and 88 boys.
Years with fewer than 20 babies given the name are left blank.
Girls and boys named Presley: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Presley, and how old are they?
35,600 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 97% of the 36,723 Americans ever recorded as Presley. The median Presley alive today is 12 years old; half are between 6 and 17.
The 2020 Census counted 24,721 people named Presley (21,460 women and girls, 3,261 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 27,228 born in the U.S. The Census count is 9% below that prediction.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 58 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 227 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 196 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 1,260 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 12,900 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 21,000 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Presley born?
The states with the most babies named Presley are Texas, California and Florida, with 26% of its births recorded by state in 2025.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank, girls | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 162 | #211 | 1.3× |
| California | 102 | #345 | 0.8× |
| Florida | 90 | #231 | 0.7× |
| Georgia | 74 | #135 | 1.0× |
| North Carolina | 64 | #186 | 0.8× |
| Tennessee | 50 | #172 | 1.6× |
| Kentucky | 42 | #100 | 1.7× |
| Indiana | 42 | #167 | 0.9× |
| Ohio | 41 | #274 | 0.8× |
| Missouri | 40 | #156 | 1.1× |
Where Presley is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Presley is most over-represented in Oklahoma: since 1910 it was given 2.0 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among girls’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Presley with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names spelled alike
Of these 8 names spelled alike, given to 44,001 babies since 1880, Presley is the most given (83% of them). In 2025 it was given to 1,450 of their 1,642 babies (88%), again the most given.
Spelled alike: names in the SSA national file with the same pattern of letters and sounds and at most two letters apart, and Wiktionary’s listed forms; births since 1880 and in 2025, and each name’s peak year, from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026. Some are separate names, not spellings of one.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Presley
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
More about Presley and names like it
- Compare Presley and PresleeBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 2010sPresley peaked in 2014.
- Texas’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Presley since 1910.
- The top names of 2014The year the most babies were named Presley.
- The names of Generation AlphaMost people named Presley alive today were born 2013-2025.
- Names starting with PMost given first.