Presley
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- PREZ-lee
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #718 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #225 for girls
Presley is a name of English origin, meaning “priest's clearing”. In 2025 it ranked 718th for boys in the UK (54 babies) and 225th for girls in the US (1,362 babies).
What does Presley mean?
English: surname, a variant of Priestley
“priest's clearing”
From an English surname, a variant of Priestley; Elvis Presley made it famous as a first name.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Presley a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Presley has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 22 girls and 54 boys in the UK and 1,362 girls and 88 boys in the US.
How popular is Presley in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 718th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 54 about 1 in 5,600 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 62% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 54 boys in the UK were named Presley, making it the 718th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 685th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 92 boys. 22 girls were also named Presley in 2025 (1,460th for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Presley than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Presley in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 29% of the babies named Presley in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 702nd in England and Wales and 647th in Scotland.
Presley in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 54 | #718 |
| 2024 | 85 | #514 |
| 2023 | 92 | #479 |
| 2022 | 63 | #644 |
| 2021 | 78 | #558 |
| 2020 | 56 | #685 |
| 2019 | 41 | #829 |
| 2018 | 46 | #788 |
| 2017 | 48 | #778 |
| 2016 | 43 | #822 |
| 2015 | 42 | #825 |
| 2014 | 33 | #969 |
| 2013 | 33 | #960 |
| 2012 | 36 | #922 |
| 2011 | 22 | #1,252 |
| 2010 | 30 | #1,019 |
| 2009 | 30 | #972 |
| 2008 | 33 | #905 |
| 2007 | 22 | #1,172 |
| 2006 | 35 | #798 |
| 2005 | 27 | #917 |
| 2004 | 24 | #954 |
| 2003 | 20 | #1,010 |
| 2002 | 13 | #1,252 |
| 2001 | 8 | #1,690 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
How popular is Presley in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 225th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 1,362 about 1 in 1,200 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 2% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.2% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 1,362 girls in the US were named Presley, making it the 225th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 213th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 1,743 girls. It first appears in the records in 1977. 88 boys were also named Presley in 2025 (1,808th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Presley in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,635 girls in the US were given Presley or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #222, up from #225 for this spelling alone.
In 1977, 23% of the babies named Presley in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 94%, with more girls than boys since 1990.
Presley in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,362 | #225 |
| 2024 | 1,374 | #225 |
| 2023 | 1,520 | #197 |
| 2022 | 1,314 | #231 |
| 2021 | 1,407 | #213 |
| 2020 | 1,359 | #213 |
| 2019 | 1,474 | #206 |
| 2018 | 1,497 | #206 |
| 2017 | 1,535 | #200 |
| 2016 | 1,606 | #200 |
| 2015 | 1,728 | #188 |
| 2014 | 1,743 | #190 |
| 2013 | 1,630 | #199 |
| 2012 | 1,536 | #203 |
| 2011 | 1,395 | #228 |
| 2010 | 1,206 | #275 |
| 2009 | 1,207 | #271 |
| 2008 | 989 | #337 |
| 2007 | 971 | #340 |
| 2006 | 939 | #352 |
| 2005 | 582 | #512 |
| 2004 | 507 | #566 |
| 2003 | 404 | #656 |
| 2002 | 362 | #693 |
| 2001 | 292 | #808 |
| 2000 | 291 | #789 |
| 1999 | 217 | #951 |
| 1998 | 204 | #987 |
| 1997 | 173 | #1,085 |
| 1996 | 162 | #1,117 |
| 1995 | 153 | #1,141 |
| 1994 | 148 | #1,188 |
| 1993 | 156 | #1,136 |
| 1992 | 133 | #1,281 |
| 1991 | 88 | #1,671 |
| 1990 | 59 | #2,169 |
| 1989 | 18 | #4,842 |
| 1988 | 12 | #6,272 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,304 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 7 | #7,565 |
Names like Presley
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Marley, Oakley, Riley, Hudson, Parker, Sonny, Mason, Harley, Grayson, Hunter, Carter, Finley
Other spellings of Presley
Names related to Presley
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie, Hazel, Harrison, River, Ellie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Presley: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/presley, updated 20 October 2026.