Girls' name · since 1990

Preslie

Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 1,765 babies named Preslie, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#5,124 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,224 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,765
born since 1990
2010s
peak decade

Yes -- Preslie is the #4224 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,765 recorded since 1990.

Social Security Administration records show Preslie recorded 1,765 times among girls since 1990, holding rank #4224 nationally today, ahead of 76% 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 1990 to 2025.

  • #5,124 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #4,224 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,765 born since 1990
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Preslie ranks #5,124 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,224 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,765 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.

#5,124 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,224 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,765
born since 1990
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%75.5%
Preslie vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Preslie's 1,765 recorded births place it above 92.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

17 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Preslie compares

1,765 Top 24% higher than 76% 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

Preslie's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Preslie Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,765 376 567,345
Peak-year births 118 21 19,840

Preslie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Preslie splits its recorded history at 2008: 68% of all births land in the more recent half, 32% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1990 (10 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 118 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Preslie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
118
Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
050100150 19901995200020052010201520202025 34

Preslie by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (823 births, 47% of the file).

2010s was Preslie's strongest decade.

823 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.

Preslie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 823 births (47% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Preslie 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 Preslie's total volume

Preslie vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%10%20%30% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -35, 6.5%-36, 9.5%-32, 7.4%-70, 3%-32, 5.7%-73, 5.2%-58, 4.8%-88, 2.4%-138, 3.3%-39, 11.3%-41, 8.3%-73, 25.3%-107, 10.1%-135, 2.4%-47, 5.8%Preslie-36, 6.7%Preslie
Preslie vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Preslie by state

Where Preslie concentrates geographically, total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Preslie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
268 15.2%
#2 California
90 5.1%
#3 Utah
74 4.2%
#4 Oklahoma
37 2.1%
#5 Alabama
16 0.9%
#6 Tennessee
16 0.9%
#7 Louisiana
14 0.8%
#8 Ohio
12 0.7%
Texas share of Preslie's total US births 15.2%
Even split

268 of 1,765 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.

Preslie appears in 17 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Preslie?
Preslie has been given to 1,765 babies in the U.S. since 1990, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #5,124 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #4,224 of 17,297. 118 babies were born in 2014, its single highest year.
Where does Preslie sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Preslie ranks #5,124 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,224 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Preslie most popular?
Preslie was most popular in the 2010s decade with 823 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Preslie most popular?
The top states for the name Preslie are Texas (268 births), California (90 births), Utah (74 births).
How long has the name Preslie been used?
The SSA has tracked Preslie since 1990 -- 36 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Preslie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Presley, Precious, Preslee, Presleigh, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Preslie's data

  • Preslie's decade-level peak was the 2010s (823 total births); usage has since declined to 199 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Preslies (268 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.

Keep exploring Preslie

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Preslie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1990–2025 (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 Preslie 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.