Unisex name · since 1993
Pressley
Pressley has 573 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,859 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,415 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 573
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
573 babies have been named Pressley since 1993, making it today's #10415 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pressley has been recorded 573 times among girls since 1993, currently ranked #10415 nationally and more common than 40% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #10,859 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,415 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 573 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pressley ranks #10,859 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,415 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 573 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,859 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,415 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 573
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Pressley's 573 recorded births place it above 84.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
How Pressley compares
573 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Pressley's all-time total is 52% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Pressley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 573 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 21 | 19,840 |
Pressley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Pressley's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 40, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Pressley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Pressley popularity over time - boys
299 total births recorded since 1912 (Pressley as boys' name)
Pressley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (248 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Pressley's strongest decade.
248 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Pressley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 45
1990s
45 births
- 2000s
2000s
192 births
- 2010s
2010s
248 births
- 2020s 88
2020s
88 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 248 births (43% of all-time use).
How Pressley 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 Pressley's total volume
Pressley by state
Where Pressley concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 26 | 4.5% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 22 | 3.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 12 | 2.1% |
| #4 | California | | 11 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.9% |
26 of 573 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Pressley's data
- Pressley's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (248 total births) through the 2020s (88) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- South Carolina records the most Pressleys (26 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Pressley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Pressley 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.