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
- Peak · girls
- 2015 · 1,728 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 31,778since 1977
Presley over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #225 | 1,362 | #1,808 | 88 |
| 2024 | #225 | 1,374 | #1,735 | 95 |
| 2023 | #197 | 1,520 | #1,650 | 104 |
| 2022 | #231 | 1,314 | #1,403 | 132 |
| 2021 | #213 | 1,407 | #1,597 | 107 |
| 2020 | #213 | 1,359 | #1,563 | 105 |
| 2019 | #206 | 1,474 | #1,322 | 138 |
| 2018 | #206 | 1,497 | #1,431 | 122 |
| 2017 | #200 | 1,535 | #1,276 | 142 |
| 2016 | #200 | 1,606 | #1,421 | 122 |
| 2015 | #188 | 1,728 | #1,327 | 133 |
| 2014 | #190 | 1,743 | #1,252 | 143 |
| 2013 | #199 | 1,630 | #1,291 | 134 |
| 2012 | #203 | 1,536 | #1,295 | 134 |
| 2011 | #228 | 1,395 | #1,350 | 125 |
| 2010 | #275 | 1,206 | #1,250 | 140 |
| 2009 | #271 | 1,207 | #1,143 | 160 |
| 2008 | #337 | 989 | #1,294 | 134 |
| 2007 | #340 | 971 | #1,299 | 134 |
| 2006 | #352 | 939 | #1,350 | 120 |
| 2005 | #512 | 582 | #1,431 | 103 |
| 2004 | #566 | 507 | #1,206 | 126 |
| 2003 | #656 | 404 | #1,187 | 125 |
| 2002 | #693 | 362 | #1,107 | 132 |
| 2001 | #808 | 292 | #1,191 | 114 |
| 2000 | #789 | 291 | #1,253 | 105 |
| 1999 | #953 | 217 | #1,879 | 52 |
| 1998 | #988 | 204 | #2,157 | 42 |
| 1997 | #1,086 | 173 | #2,546 | 31 |
| 1996 | #1,119 | 162 | #2,483 | 31 |
| 1995 | #1,144 | 153 | #2,253 | 35 |
| 1994 | #1,191 | 148 | #2,012 | 41 |
| 1993 | #1,138 | 156 | #2,509 | 29 |
| 1992 | #1,284 | 133 | #2,046 | 38 |
| 1991 | #1,677 | 88 | #2,544 | 27 |
| 1990 | #2,174 | 59 | #3,779 | 15 |
| 1989 | #4,848 | 18 | #2,784 | 22 |
| 1988 | #6,277 | 12 | #2,961 | 18 |
| 1987 | — | #4,239 | 10 | |
| 1986 | #8,523 | 7 | #2,684 | 19 |
| 1985 | #9,307 | 6 | #2,942 | 16 |
| 1984 | — | #3,107 | 14 | |
| 1983 | — | #3,630 | 11 | |
| 1982 | — | #3,692 | 11 | |
| 1981 | #10,411 | 5 | #3,858 | 10 |
| 1980 | — | #2,831 | 16 | |
| 1979 | — | #2,568 | 18 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,473 | 18 | |
| 1977 | #7,567 | 7 | #2,063 | 23 |
| 1976 | — | #2,826 | 14 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,902 | 13 | |
| 1974 | — | #3,837 | 8 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,716 | 13 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,819 | 12 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,686 | 13 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,621 | 13 | |
| 1969 | — | #2,861 | 10 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,576 | 11 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,030 | 15 | |
| 1966 | — | #3,537 | 6 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,617 | 10 | |
| 1964 | — | #2,310 | 13 | |
| 1963 | — | #2,300 | 13 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,896 | 18 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,538 | 11 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,423 | 12 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,916 | 18 | |
| 1958 | — | #2,506 | 11 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,457 | 29 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,568 | 25 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,979 | 16 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,762 | 19 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,836 | 18 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,701 | 20 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,598 | 22 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,395 | 27 | |
| 1949 | — | #2,022 | 14 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,817 | 17 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,482 | 25 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,440 | 24 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,009 | 12 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,890 | 14 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,833 | 16 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,537 | 21 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,633 | 18 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,311 | 26 | |
| 1939 | — | #2,609 | 8 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,689 | 17 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,481 | 21 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,639 | 17 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,757 | 16 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,498 | 21 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,707 | 17 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,922 | 15 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,101 | 13 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,533 | 23 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,731 | 19 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,448 | 26 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,523 | 11 | |
| 1926 | — | #2,074 | 15 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,870 | 18 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,776 | 20 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,644 | 22 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,591 | 23 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,509 | 25 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,052 | 16 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,297 | 30 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,648 | 21 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,479 | 23 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,849 | 16 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,342 | 25 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,975 | 11 | |
| 1913 | — | #2,496 | 6 | |
| 1912 | — | #2,544 | 5 | |
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | #1,118 | 9 | |
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | #1,021 | 8 | |
| 1907 | — | #1,345 | 5 | |
| 1906 | — | #1,253 | 5 | |
| 1905 | — | #1,002 | 7 | |
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | #783 | 9 | |
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | #1,310 | 5 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | #954 | 6 | |
| 1893 | — | #907 | 6 | |
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | #766 | 7 | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | #959 | 5 | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | #706 | 7 | |
| 1880 | — | #909 | 5 | |
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 2016
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Idaho#57 · 1 in 257
- Oklahoma#70 · 1 in 350
- Utah#95 · 1 in 410
- Tennessee#98 · 1 in 470
- Mississippi#99 · 1 in 411
Best ever in a state: #28 in Wyoming, 2023.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho | #57 | 25 | 1 in 257 |
| Oklahoma | #70 | 48 | 1 in 350 |
| Utah | #95 | 44 | 1 in 410 |
| Tennessee | #98 | 66 | 1 in 470 |
| Mississippi | #99 | 27 | 1 in 411 |
| Nevada | #100 | 27 | 1 in 413 |
| Kentucky | #104 | 41 | 1 in 445 |
| Arkansas | #108 | 26 | 1 in 434 |
| Alabama | #115 | 38 | 1 in 510 |
| Louisiana | #116 | 39 | 1 in 538 |
| Missouri | #118 | 51 | 1 in 532 |
| South Dakota | #127 | 8 | 1 in 386 |
| West Virginia | #127 | 14 | 1 in 436 |
| Texas | #141 | 228 | 1 in 734 |
| Iowa | #147 | 24 | 1 in 542 |
| Arizona | #149 | 47 | 1 in 658 |
| Kansas | #152 | 21 | 1 in 600 |
| North Dakota | #154 | 7 | 1 in 474 |
| South Carolina | #167 | 27 | 1 in 661 |
| Oregon | #173 | 23 | 1 in 661 |
| Georgia | #178 | 61 | 1 in 788 |
| Delaware | #186 | 5 | 1 in 527 |
| Ohio | #195 | 60 | 1 in 868 |
| Colorado | #204 | 27 | 1 in 873 |
| Indiana | #205 | 36 | 1 in 842 |
| Nebraska | #215 | 11 | 1 in 735 |
| Florida | #224 | 82 | 1 in 1,057 |
| Wisconsin | #242 | 24 | 1 in 971 |
| California | #244 | 164 | 1 in 1,242 |
| Michigan | #246 | 38 | 1 in 1,107 |
| North Carolina | #260 | 40 | 1 in 1,133 |
| Washington | #260 | 29 | 1 in 1,108 |
| Virginia | #314 | 27 | 1 in 1,375 |
| New Mexico | #316 | 6 | 1 in 1,056 |
| Pennsylvania | #321 | 36 | 1 in 1,440 |
| Maryland | #344 | 17 | 1 in 1,414 |
| Minnesota | #369 | 16 | 1 in 1,534 |
| Connecticut | #394 | 7 | 1 in 1,761 |
| Illinois | #406 | 30 | 1 in 1,921 |
| Massachusetts | #670 | 7 | 1 in 3,640 |
| New York | #708 | 23 | 1 in 3,906 |
| New Jersey | #838 | 8 | 1 in 4,572 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1977
- Peaked 2015 at #188 (1,728 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 28 yrs · run 1998–2025
- 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
- 48.3% of all girls named Presley (15,350) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1989, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7 | #7,567 (1977) | #7,567 |
| 1980s | 48 | #4,848 (1989) | #7,873 |
| 1990s | 1,493 | #953 (1999) | #1,275 |
| 2000s | 6,544 | #271 (2009) | #532 |
| 2010s | 15,350 | #188 (2015) | #210 |
| 2020s | 8,336 | #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 2016
Top girls' names in 2016
Top boys' names in 2016
More about 2016
girls
1,772,022 girls got a published name in 2016; 1 in 1,103 of them was named Presley, which outranked 98.9% of the 18,885 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,897,738 boys got a published name in 2016; 1 in 15,555 of them was named Presley, which outranked 90.0% of the 14,207 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,413Wells124
- #1,419Gaige123
- #1,419Hussein123
- #1,421Presley122
- #1,421Arrow122
- #1,421Benny122
- #1,421Carsyn122
- #1,433Atharv121
- #1,433Dev121
- #1,433Emmit121
Tied with 11 names at #1,421; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.