Presley

#225 for girls in 2025, 1,362 births · #1,808 for boys in 2025, 88 births
Given to girls 86.5% of the time

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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

girlsboys

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

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202006peak #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
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1900—#1,3105
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1897——
1896——
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1894—#9546
1893—#9076
1892——
1891—#7667
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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 2006

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Presley, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Presley, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Presley, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Presley, so not publishedNHWashington: #304 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,332 girlsWAIdaho: #197 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 701 girlsIDMontana: #191 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 600 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Presley, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #329 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,580 girlsMNIllinois: #694 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 4,008 girlsILWisconsin: #442 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,289 girlsWIMichigan: #451 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,484 girlsMINew York: #1,263 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 8,775 girlsNYMassachusetts: #647 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,061 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Presley, so not publishedRIOregon: #424 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,832 girlsORNevada: #337 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,390 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Presley, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #104 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 353 girlsSDIowa: #237 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,006 girlsIAIndiana: #349 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,654 girlsINOhio: #318 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,685 girlsOHPennsylvania: #753 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 5,031 girlsPANew Jersey: #996 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,784 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Presley, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #474 for girls · 93 births · 1 in 2,524 girlsCAUtah: #201 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 820 girlsUTColorado: #354 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,490 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Presley, so not publishedNEMissouri: #241 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,142 girlsMOKentucky: #197 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 846 girlsKYWest Virginia: #244 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,002 girlsWVVirginia: #571 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,155 girlsVAMaryland: #610 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,143 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Presley, so not publishedDEArizona: #479 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,252 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Presley, so not publishedNMKansas: #324 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,382 girlsKSArkansas: #136 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 543 girlsARTennessee: #132 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 611 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #652 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,623 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #315 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,354 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Presley, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #82 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 381 girlsOKLouisiana: #315 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,429 girlsLAMississippi: #116 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 500 girlsMSAlabama: #167 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 784 girlsALGeorgia: #285 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 1,346 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Presley, so not publishedHITexas: #206 for girls · 166 births · 1 in 1,001 girlsTXFlorida: #522 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 2,875 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Oklahoma#82 · 1 in 381
  2. South Dakota#104 · 1 in 353
  3. Mississippi#116 · 1 in 500
  4. Tennessee#132 · 1 in 611
  5. Arkansas#136 · 1 in 543

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oklahoma#82461 in 381
South Dakota#10491 in 353
Mississippi#116251 in 500
Tennessee#132521 in 611
Arkansas#136231 in 543
Alabama#167261 in 784
Montana#19151 in 600
Idaho#197101 in 701
Kentucky#197241 in 846
Utah#201231 in 820
Texas#2061661 in 1,001
Iowa#237141 in 1,006
Missouri#241261 in 1,142
West Virginia#24471 in 1,002
Georgia#285401 in 1,346
Washington#304231 in 1,332
Louisiana#315141 in 1,429
South Carolina#315141 in 1,354
Ohio#318341 in 1,685
Kansas#324101 in 1,382
Minnesota#329171 in 1,580
Nevada#33791 in 1,390
Indiana#349201 in 1,654
Colorado#354171 in 1,490
Oregon#42491 in 1,832
Wisconsin#442111 in 2,289
Michigan#451191 in 2,484
California#474931 in 2,524
Arizona#479171 in 2,252
Florida#522311 in 2,875
Virginia#571121 in 3,155
Maryland#61081 in 3,143
Massachusetts#64771 in 4,061
North Carolina#652131 in 3,623
Illinois#694171 in 4,008
Pennsylvania#753111 in 5,031
New Jersey#99661 in 6,784
New York#1,263111 in 8,775
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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.

See more about Presley
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • Held #225 since 2024
  • 12 spots since 2020 (#213 → #225)
  • 37 spots since 2015 (#188 → #225)
  • Biggest jump: 164 spots in 2000 (#953 → #789)
  • Biggest drop: 28 spots in 2024 (#197 → #225)
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
all girlsall boys
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.

Presley in 2006

girls
#352
939 births · 1 in 2,025 girls
boys
#1,350
120 births · 1 in 17,127 boys

Top girls' names in 2006

  1. #1Emily21,412
  2. #2Emma19,133
  3. #3Madison18,635
  4. #4Isabella18,231
  5. #5Ava16,941
  6. #6Abigail15,633
  7. #7Olivia15,508
  8. #8Hannah14,556
  9. #9Sophia13,503
  10. #10Samantha12,470
  11. #352Presley939

Top boys' names in 2006

  1. #1Jacob24,871
  2. #2Michael22,653
  3. #3Joshua22,336
  4. #4Ethan20,522
  5. #5Matthew20,339
  6. #6Daniel20,082
  7. #7Andrew19,733
  8. #8Christopher19,688
  9. #9Anthony19,413
  10. #10William18,965
  11. #1,350Presley120
More about 2006

girls

1,901,209 girls got a published name in 2006; 1 in 2,025 of them was named Presley, which outranked 98.2% of the 20,064 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Presley
  1. #349Samara948
  2. #350Bridget945
  3. #351London944
  4. #352Presley939
  5. #353Danica935
  6. #354Alina934
  7. #355Wendy930
Biggest movers since 2005
Risers
  1. ↑ 8,571Bethzy#9,452 → #881
  2. ↑ 1,747Rihanna#2,278 → #531
  3. ↑ 965Yaretzi#1,803 → #838
  4. ↑ 921Betsy#1,668 → #747
  5. ↑ 612Evangeline#1,210 → #598
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,134Mikalah#806 → #2,940
  2. ↓ 1,275Jolette#954 → #2,229
  3. ↓ 756Karol#818 → #1,574
  4. ↓ 446Litzy#388 → #834
  5. ↓ 305Devon#963 → #1,268

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,055,273 boys got a published name in 2006; 1 in 17,127 of them was named Presley, which outranked 90.4% of the 14,047 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Presley
  1. #1,345Kirk121
  2. #1,345Tai121
  3. #1,345Tyron121
  4. #1,350Presley120
  5. #1,350Anakin120
  6. #1,350Arian120
  7. #1,350Brighton120
  8. #1,360Adriano119
  9. #1,360Andrei119
  10. #1,360Colter119

Tied with 9 names at #1,350; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2005
Risers
  1. ↑ 792Bode#1,648 → #856
  2. ↑ 790Talen#1,691 → #901
  3. ↑ 677Kingston#1,603 → #926
  4. ↑ 634Imanol#1,619 → #985
  5. ↑ 590Yandel#1,266 → #676
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,208Baby#945 → #3,153
  2. ↓ 609Kanye#892 → #1,501
  3. ↓ 442Amarion#628 → #1,070
  4. ↓ 308Omarion#420 → #728
  5. ↓ 224Johnpaul#739 → #963

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2006 →