Unisex name ★ peaked 2014

Presley

Meaning priest Gender Unisex · 87% girls Rank 2025 #225 Trend → Stable

The English surname is usually a variant of Priestley, from Old English prēost (“priest”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”).

Rank 2025
#225
among girls · unchanged vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,450
named Presley · -1% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,180
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2014
1,886 babies
All-time total
36,723
#809 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Presley popularity over time

36,723 babies have been named Presley since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.380.751.131.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – 17 17 2 – –
1890s – 19 19 2 +12% –
1900s – 39 39 4 +105% –
1910s – 146 146 15 +274% –
1920s – 195 195 20 +34% –
1930s – 168 168 17 -14% –
1940s – 187 187 19 +11% –
1950s – 205 205 21 +10% –
1960s – 119 119 12 -42% –
1970s 7 145 152 15 +28% #8,175
1980s 48 147 195 20 +28% #5,002
1990s 1,493 341 1,834 183 +841% #956
2000s 6,544 1,253 7,797 780 +325% #271
2010s 15,350 1,333 16,683 1,668 +114% #188
2020s (to 2025) 8,336 631 8,967 1,495 -10% #197

Where Presley is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 1,360 0.85 #226
2027 1,358 0.85 #226
2028 1,357 0.84 #226
2029 1,355 0.84 #226
2030 1,354 0.84 #226

Where Presley is most popular

Girls named Presley per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.860 per 1,000. Strongest in West Virginia, North Dakota, and Oklahoma.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Presley born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
West Virginia 83 3.17 +268%
North Dakota 39 2.97 +245%
Oklahoma 179 2.43 +183%
Arkansas 126 2.38 +177%
South Dakota 34 2.38 +177%
Montana 32 2.36 +175%
Mississippi 110 2.35 +173%
Kentucky 199 2.33 +171%
Idaho 72 2.15 +150%
Alabama 184 1.96 +128%
Wyoming 8 1.88 +118%
Nevada 86 1.85 +115%
Iowa 108 1.85 +115%
Louisiana 161 1.84 +114%
Tennessee 271 1.71 +99%
Missouri 206 1.71 +99%
New Mexico 40 1.64 +91%
Utah 134 1.61 +87%
Arizona 220 1.57 +82%
Nebraska 56 1.56 +81%
Kansas 87 1.51 +75%
Oregon 98 1.51 +75%
Hawaii 15 1.31 +52%
South Carolina 111 1.23 +44%
North Carolina 275 1.21 +40%
Indiana 168 1.20 +39%
Texas 904 1.12 +31%
Colorado 123 1.10 +28%
Georgia 247 1.09 +26%
Wisconsin 110 1.07 +24%
Minnesota 105 0.973 +13%
Washington 137 0.948 +10%
Ohio 222 0.936 +9%
Michigan 159 0.873 ≈ national
Virginia 148 0.868 ≈ national
Florida 343 0.802 -7%
Illinois 181 0.791 -8%
California 613 0.729 -15%
Maryland 77 0.727 -16%
New Hampshire 13 0.704 -18%
Alaska 6 0.697 -19%
Pennsylvania 163 0.689 -20%
Maine 7 0.453 -47%
New York 132 0.333 -61%
New Jersey 60 0.332 -61%
Massachusetts 26 0.215 -75%
Connecticut 10 0.172 -80%
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Presley

Presley is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #225 in 2025 with 1,362 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 36,723 American babies have been named Presley, about 87% girls and 13% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2014, when 1,886 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Presley stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Presley?

The median living Presley is about 11 years old; half are between 6 and 16. An estimated 36 thousand people named Presley are alive in the United States today.

median 11 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Presley year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each 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
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 #1,441
2004 507 #566 126 #1,214
2003 404 #657 125 #1,189
2002 362 #696 132 #1,110
2001 292 #809 114 #1,199
2000 291 #790 105 #1,256
1995 153 #1,149 35 #2,286
1990 59 #2,195 15 #3,917
1985 6 #10,280 16 #3,046
1980 – – 16 #2,928
1975 – – 13 #3,037
1970 – – 13 #2,707
1965 – – 10 #2,727
1960 – – 12 #2,508
1955 – – 16 #2,029
1950 – – 27 #1,420
1945 – – 12 #2,104
1940 – – 26 #1,327
1935 – – 16 #1,821
1930 – – 23 #1,556
1925 – – 18 #1,921
1920 – – 16 #2,112
1915 – – 25 #1,362
1910 – – 9 #1,178
1905 – – 7 #1,066
1900 – – 5 #1,457
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – 5 #1,031

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Presley, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Presley?

The median living Presley is about 11 years old. Half of all living Presleys are between 6 and 16 years old.

How many people named Presley are alive today?

An estimated 36 thousand people named Presley are alive in the United States, based on 36,723 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Presley mean?

The English surname is usually a variant of Priestley, from Old English prēost (“priest”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”).

How popular is the name Presley in 2025?

Presley ranked #225 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,362 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Presley?

36,723 babies have been named Presley in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Presley most popular?

Presley peaked in 2014, when 1,886 newborns received the name.

Is Presley a boy or girl name?

Presley is used for both: about 87% of babies named Presley have been girls and 13% boys.

Is the name Presley rising or falling?

Presley has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Presley become more popular?

Presley looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,354 girls named Presley in 2030, ranking around #226. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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