Presley Girl
How popular is Presley?
#225 girl name in 2025
1,362 baby girls were named Presley in the US in 2025, making it the 225th most popular girl name. Another 88 boys got the name (#1,808 for boys).
Presley popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #225 for girls |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 1,362 girls, 88 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-21% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #188 in 2015, #213 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2014 (1,743 girls) |
| Highest rank | #188 in 2015 |
| First recorded | 1977 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 7% boys, 93% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Presley counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Presley family of names ranked #204 for girls in 2025 (#211 the year before), with 1,635 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Presley | 1,362 | 83% |
| Preslee | 142 | 9% |
| Presleigh | 81 | 5% |
| Preslie | 34 | 2% |
| Pressley | 9 | 1% |
| Presli | 7 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Presley is most popular
Babies named Presley per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- West Virginia: 3.2 per 1,000 (83 girls)
- North Dakota: 3.0 per 1,000 (39 girls)
- Oklahoma: 2.4 per 1,000 (179 girls)
- Arkansas: 2.4 per 1,000 (126 girls)
- South Dakota: 2.4 per 1,000 (34 girls)
Presley by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7 | #7,565 |
| 1980s | 48 | #4,842 |
| 1990s | 1,493 | #951 |
| 2000s | 6,544 | #271 |
| 2010s | 15,350 | #188 |
| 2020s | 8,336 | #197 |
Girl names about as popular as Presley
Questions
- Is Presley a boy or girl name?
- Presley is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 93% of babies named Presley were girls.
- How popular is the name Presley?
- 1,362 baby girls were named Presley in the US in 2025, making it the 225th most popular girl name. Another 88 boys got the name (#1,808 for boys).
- When was Presley most popular?
- Presley peaked in 2014, when 1,743 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #188 in 2015.
- How many people are named Presley?
- 36,723 babies have been named Presley in the US since 1880. We estimate about 35,731 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 12.
- Where is Presley most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Presley was most common in West Virginia, at 3.2 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.