Presley

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Peak · girls
2015 · 1,728 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
31,778
since 1977

Presley over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank18801900192019401960198020002020peak #188, 2015peak #706, 1881girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2251,362#1,80888
2024#2251,374#1,73595
2023#1971,520#1,650104
2022#2311,314#1,403132
2021#2131,407#1,597107
2020#2131,359#1,563105
2019#2061,474#1,322138
2018#2061,497#1,431122
2017#2001,535#1,276142
2016#2001,606#1,421122
2015#1881,728#1,327133
2014#1901,743#1,252143
2013#1991,630#1,291134
2012#2031,536#1,295134
2011#2281,395#1,350125
2010#2751,206#1,250140
2009#2711,207#1,143160
2008#337989#1,294134
2007#340971#1,299134
2006#352939#1,350120
2005#512582#1,431103
2004#566507#1,206126
2003#656404#1,187125
2002#693362#1,107132
2001#808292#1,191114
2000#789291#1,253105
1999#953217#1,87952
1998#988204#2,15742
1997#1,086173#2,54631
1996#1,119162#2,48331
1995#1,144153#2,25335
1994#1,191148#2,01241
1993#1,138156#2,50929
1992#1,284133#2,04638
1991#1,67788#2,54427
1990#2,17459#3,77915
1989#4,84818#2,78422
1988#6,27712#2,96118
1987—#4,23910
1986#8,5237#2,68419
1985#9,3076#2,94216
1984—#3,10714
1983—#3,63011
1982—#3,69211
1981#10,4115#3,85810
1980—#2,83116
1979—#2,56818
1978—#2,47318
1977#7,5677#2,06323
1976—#2,82614
1975—#2,90213
1974—#3,8378
1973—#2,71613
1972—#2,81912
1971—#2,68613
1970—#2,62113
1969—#2,86110
1968—#2,57611
1967—#2,03015
1966—#3,5376
1965—#2,61710
1964—#2,31013
1963—#2,30013
1962—#1,89618
1961—#2,53811
1960—#2,42312
1959—#1,91618
1958—#2,50611
1957—#1,45729
1956—#1,56825
1955—#1,97916
1954—#1,76219
1953—#1,83618
1952—#1,70120
1951—#1,59822
1950—#1,39527
1949—#2,02214
1948—#1,81717
1947—#1,48225
1946—#1,44024
1945—#2,00912
1944—#1,89014
1943—#1,83316
1942—#1,53721
1941—#1,63318
1940—#1,31126
1939—#2,6098
1938—#1,68917
1937—#1,48121
1936—#1,63917
1935—#1,75716
1934—#1,49821
1933—#1,70717
1932—#1,92215
1931—#2,10113
1930—#1,53323
1929—#1,73119
1928—#1,44826
1927—#2,52311
1926—#2,07415
1925—#1,87018
1924—#1,77620
1923—#1,64422
1922—#1,59123
1921—#1,50925
1920—#2,05216
1919—#1,29730
1918—#1,64821
1917—#1,47923
1916—#1,84916
1915—#1,34225
1914—#1,97511
1913—#2,4966
1912—#2,5445
1911——
1910—#1,1189
1909——
1908—#1,0218
1907—#1,3455
1906—#1,2535
1905—#1,0027
1904——
1903—#7839
1902——
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1900—#1,3105
1899——
1898——
1897——
1896——
1895——
1894—#9546
1893—#9076
1892——
1891—#7667
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1888——
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1886—#9595
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1881—#7067
1880—#9095
First appearance
1977

The first year at least five girls were named Presley! It came in at #7,567, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1978–1984, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Presley is popular in 2025

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Presley, so not publishedAKMaine: #153 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 445 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Presley, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Presley, so not publishedNHWashington: #313 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,255 girlsWAIdaho: #124 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 448 girlsIDMontana: #208 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 565 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #117 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 338 girlsNDMinnesota: #202 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 796 girlsMNIllinois: #344 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,478 girlsILWisconsin: #179 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 675 girlsWIMichigan: #284 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,153 girlsMINew York: #533 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 2,527 girlsNYMassachusetts: #682 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,433 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Presley, so not publishedRIOregon: #259 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 932 girlsORNevada: #178 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 657 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Presley, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #117 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 339 girlsSDIowa: #84 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 346 girlsIAIndiana: #162 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 664 girlsINOhio: #268 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,153 girlsOHPennsylvania: #349 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,506 girlsPANew Jersey: #618 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,958 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Presley, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #342 for girls · 95 births · 1 in 1,702 girlsCAUtah: #197 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 742 girlsUTColorado: #337 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,296 girlsCONebraska: #157 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 507 girlsNEMissouri: #152 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 607 girlsMOKentucky: #99 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 411 girlsKYWest Virginia: #100 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 338 girlsWVVirginia: #236 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 992 girlsVAMaryland: #427 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,665 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Presley, so not publishedDEArizona: #199 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 830 girlsAZNew Mexico: #296 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 935 girlsNMKansas: #193 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 695 girlsKSArkansas: #139 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 504 girlsARTennessee: #171 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 713 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #180 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 801 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #198 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 762 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Presley, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #156 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 616 girlsOKLouisiana: #134 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 528 girlsLAMississippi: #107 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 424 girlsMSAlabama: #121 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 509 girlsALGeorgia: #134 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 611 girlsGAHawaii: #168 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 429 girlsHITexas: #211 for girls · 162 births · 1 in 991 girlsTXFlorida: #231 for girls · 82 births · 1 in 1,058 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Iowa#84 · 1 in 346
  2. Kentucky#99 · 1 in 411
  3. West Virginia#100 · 1 in 338
  4. Mississippi#107 · 1 in 424
  5. North Dakota#117 · 1 in 338

Best ever in a state: #28 in Wyoming, 2023.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Iowa#84341 in 346
Kentucky#99421 in 411
West Virginia#100151 in 338
Mississippi#107211 in 424
North Dakota#11781 in 338
South Dakota#11791 in 339
Alabama#121361 in 509
Idaho#124161 in 448
Georgia#134741 in 611
Louisiana#134311 in 528
Arkansas#139211 in 504
Missouri#152401 in 607
Maine#15371 in 445
Oklahoma#156241 in 616
Nebraska#157141 in 507
Indiana#162421 in 664
Hawaii#16851 in 429
Tennessee#171451 in 713
Nevada#178141 in 657
Wisconsin#179301 in 675
North Carolina#180581 in 801
Kansas#193171 in 695
Utah#197231 in 742
South Carolina#198241 in 762
Arizona#199341 in 830
Minnesota#202271 in 796
Montana#20851 in 565
Texas#2111621 in 991
Florida#231821 in 1,058
Virginia#236341 in 992
Oregon#259141 in 932
Ohio#268411 in 1,153
Michigan#284311 in 1,153
New Mexico#29651 in 935
Washington#313231 in 1,255
Colorado#337181 in 1,296
California#342951 in 1,702
Illinois#344301 in 1,478
Pennsylvania#349311 in 1,506
Maryland#427121 in 1,665
New York#533311 in 2,527
New Jersey#618121 in 2,958
Massachusetts#68271 in 3,433
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

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See more about Presley
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • Held #225 since 2024
  • 12 spots since 2020 (#213 → #225)
  • Biggest jump: 164 spots in 2000
  • Biggest drop: 28 spots in 2024
Rise & fade · girls
38 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1977
  • Peaked 2015 at #188 (1,728 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 28 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 28 yrs · run 1998–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,025
  • Highest: 1 in 1,025 girls born in 2014 were named Presley (0.10%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,180 girls born in 2025 (0.08%)
  • Its best rank, #188 in 2015, was only 1 in 1,033 (0.10%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 48.3% of all girls named Presley (15,350) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1990
  • Mostly boys until 1989, mostly girls since
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Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1970s7#7,567 (1977)#7,567
1980s48#4,848 (1989)#7,873
1990s1,493#953 (1999)#1,275
2000s6,544#271 (2009)#532
2010s15,350#188 (2015)#210
2020s8,336#197 (2023)#217

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

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