Presley Name Meaning

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By Helen Doanna

Lastest Updated July 9, 2024
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Fact: The name Presley is often associated with music and pop culture due to Elvis Presley’s influence.

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A Deep Dive

Presley Overview

Meaning

Priest’s meadow

Gender

Girl, Gender-neutral

Origin

English

Etymology

Derived from the Old English words preost (priest) and leah (meadow).

Pronunciation

/ˈprɛzli/

Popularity

Presley is admired in the USA and has gained traction in other English-speaking countries. In 2023, Presley ranked #205 for girls and #998 for boys in the USA.

Syllable

2 syllables

Length

7 letters

Numerology

1 (Pioneering, Independent, Leading)

Name Styles

Vintage, Cool, Unique

Associated Traits

Artistic, creative, unique

Spiritual, Religious, or Cultural Significance

Often associated with the iconic singer Elvis Presley, symbolizing musical talent and cultural influence.
A Deep Dive

Presley Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Preslee, Presleigh, Pressley, Presly

Common Nicknames

Pres, Lee, Pressey

Diminutives

Preslie, Prez, Elle

Famous People

  • Elvis Presley
    (American Musician)
  • Lisa Marie Presley
    (American Singer)
  • Presley Chweneyagae
    (South African Actor)
  • Presley Hart
    (American Adult Film Actress)
  • Presley Gerber
    (American Model)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • Presley Cash
    ("Walk the Line," Film)
  • Presley
    ("Presley & Taylor," TV Series)
  • Presley
    ("Presley's Mountain," Novel)
  • Presley Gerber
    ("Rich Kids of Instagram," TV Series)
  • Presley
    ("Presley's Journey," Children's Book)

Places

  • Presley Township
    (Randolph County, Arkansas, USA)

What Is the Meaning of Presley?

Presley means “priest’s meadow” or “priest’s clearing.” People with this name are often seen as calm and balanced, radiating a peaceful and serene nature.

What Is the Origin of The Name Presley?

The name Presley has English roots, derived from the Old English elements “preost” meaning “priest” and “leah” meaning “meadow” or “clearing.” It referred to a place where a priest might have lived or worked, highlighting its pastoral origins.

Presley Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Presley in the U.S. over the Years

United States flagUnited States#2132021#2302022#1972023
Top 3 Rankings#1882015#1902014#1972023

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Presley

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
2023197
(+33 from 2022)
1517
(+203 from 2022)
0.08673
2022230
(-17 from 2021)
1314
(-91 from 2021)
0.07328
2021213
No change from 2020
1405
(+46 from 2020)
0.07842
2020213
(-7 from 2019)
1359
(-114 from 2019)
0.07688
2019206
No change from 2018
1473
(-24 from 2018)
0.08028
2018206
(-5 from 2017)
1497
(-36 from 2017)
0.08050
2017201
(-1 from 2016)
1533
(-73 from 2016)
0.08115
2016200
(-12 from 2015)
1606
(-121 from 2015)
0.08296
2015188
(+2 from 2014)
1727
(-16 from 2014)
0.08852
2014190
(+9 from 2013)
1743
(+113 from 2013)
0.08910
2013199
(+4 from 2012)
1630
(+94 from 2012)
0.08456
2012203
(+24 from 2011)
1536
(+142 from 2011)
0.07920
2011227
(+49 from 2010)
1394
(+190 from 2010)
0.07194
2010276
(-6 from 2009)
1204
(-3 from 2009)
0.06141
2009270
(+67 from 2008)
1207
(+218 from 2008)
0.05960
2008337
(+3 from 2007)
989
(+18 from 2007)
0.04748
2007340
(+12 from 2006)
971
(+32 from 2006)
0.04588
2006352
(+160 from 2005)
939
(+357 from 2005)
0.04492
2005512
(+54 from 2004)
582
(+75 from 2004)
0.02868
2004566
(+90 from 2003)
507
(+103 from 2003)
0.02513
2003656
(+37 from 2002)
404
(+42 from 2002)
0.02014
2002693
(+115 from 2001)
362
(+70 from 2001)
0.01833
2001808
(-19 from 2000)
292
(+1 from 2000)
0.01474
2000789
(+164 from 1999)
291
(+74 from 1999)
0.01458
1999953
(+35 from 1998)
217
(+13 from 1998)
0.01115
1998988
(+98 from 1997)
204
(+31 from 1997)
0.01052
19971086
(+33 from 1996)
173
(+11 from 1996)
0.00906
19961119
(+25 from 1995)
162
(+9 from 1995)
0.00845
19951144
(+46 from 1994)
153
(+5 from 1994)
0.00796
19941190
(-52 from 1993)
148
(-8 from 1993)
0.00759
19931138
(+146 from 1992)
156
(+23 from 1992)
0.00791
19921284
(+393 from 1991)
133
(+45 from 1991)
0.00663
19911677
(+497 from 1990)
88
(+29 from 1990)
0.00433
19902174
(+2674 from 1989)
59
(+41 from 1989)
0.00287
19894848
(+1428 from 1988)
18
(+6 from 1988)
0.00090
19886276
(+2247 from 1986)
12
(+5 from 1986)
0.00062
19870
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19868523
(+783 from 1985)
7
(+1 from 1985)
0.00038
19859306
(+1104 from 1981)
6
(+1 from 1981)
0.00032
19840
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19830
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19820
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
198110410
(-2843 from 1977)
5
(-2 from 1977)
0.00028
19800
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19790
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19780
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19777567
First SSA data recorded
7
First SSA data recorded
0.00043
19760
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19750
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19740
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19730
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19720
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19710
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19700
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19690
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19680
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19670
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19660
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19650
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19640
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19630
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19620
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19610
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19600
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19590
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19580
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19570
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19560
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19550
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19540
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19530
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19520
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19510
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19500
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19490
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19480
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19470
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19460
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19450
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19440
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19430
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19420
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19410
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19400
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19390
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19380
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19370
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19360
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19350
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19340
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19330
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19320
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19310
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19300
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19290
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19280
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19270
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19260
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19250
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19240
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19230
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19220
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19210
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19200
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19190
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19180
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19170
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19160
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19150
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19140
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19130
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19120
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19110
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19100
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19090
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19080
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19070
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19060
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19050
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19040
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19030
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19020
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19010
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19000
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18990
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18980
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18970
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18960
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18950
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
18940
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18930
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18920
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
18910
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18900
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18890
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18880
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
18870
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
18860
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0
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0.0000
18850
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0
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0.0000
18840
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0
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0.0000
18830
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0
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0.0000
18820
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0
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0.0000
18810
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18800
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Presley

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

Texas (TX)

Texas (TX) flagTexas (TX)#1562021#1962022#1832023

California (CA)

California (CA) flagCalifornia (CA)#2592021#2612022#2302023

Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#1182021#1582022#1122023

Florida (FL)

Florida (FL) flagFlorida (FL)#3402021#3192022#2262023

Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#2562021#2462022#2082023

Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) flagOhio (OH)#2432021#2762022#2232023

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#1142021#742022#552023

Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) flagArizona (AZ)#1172021#1402022#1272023

Kentucky (KY)

Kentucky (KY) flagKentucky (KY)#1092021#1102022#972023

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina (NC) flagNorth Carolina (NC)#1742021#2282022#2162023

Alabama (AL)

Alabama (AL) flagAlabama (AL)#1132021#1722022#1212023

Missouri (MO)

Missouri (MO) flagMissouri (MO)#1412021#1802022#1362023

Louisiana (LA)

Louisiana (LA) flagLouisiana (LA)#1772021#1432022#1302023

Utah (UT)

Utah (UT) flagUtah (UT)#1972021#2122022#952023

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#1872021#2532022#1802023

Illinois (IL)

Illinois (IL) flagIllinois (IL)#3622021#3322022#2162023

Mississippi (MS)

Mississippi (MS) flagMississippi (MS)#1272021#1532022#662023

Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#2272021#2692022#2372023

Arkansas (AR)

Arkansas (AR) flagArkansas (AR)#632021#1722022#1392023

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#3472021#2892022#2102023

Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#1932021#1802022#2822023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#3972021#3422022#2872023

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#2642021#3262022#2482023

Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#2662021#3212022#2022023

Iowa (IA)

Iowa (IA) flagIowa (IA)#2652021#1802022#1602023

South Carolina (SC)

South Carolina (SC) flagSouth Carolina (SC)#2082021#2552022#2202023

Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin (WI) flagWisconsin (WI)#2112021#3432022#2392023

New York (NY)

New York (NY) flagNew York (NY)#8112021#6602022#5072023

Oregon (OR)

Oregon (OR) flagOregon (OR)#1822021#1732022#2062023

Kansas (KS)

Kansas (KS) flagKansas (KS)#3102021#1342022#1962023

Nevada (NV)

Nevada (NV) flagNevada (NV)#2212021#1292022#1352023

Idaho (ID)

Idaho (ID) flagIdaho (ID)#972021#1302022#4402023

Nebraska (NE)

Nebraska (NE) flagNebraska (NE)#3092021#1952022#2352023

West Virginia (WV)

West Virginia (WV) flagWest Virginia (WV)#1042021#992022#822023

Maryland (MD)

Maryland (MD) flagMaryland (MD)#3762021#3552022#3412023

New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey (NJ) flagNew Jersey (NJ)#5872021#6002022#7822023

New Mexico (NM)

New Mexico (NM) flagNew Mexico (NM)#1672021#3092022#2232023

South Dakota (SD)

South Dakota (SD) flagSouth Dakota (SD)#1062020#1362021#1612023

Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts (MA) flagMassachusetts (MA)#6622021#8472022#9632023

North Dakota (ND)

North Dakota (ND) flagNorth Dakota (ND)#1052021#1172022#2232023

Montana (MT)

Montana (MT) flagMontana (MT)#872021#1842022#1042023

Wyoming (WY)

Wyoming (WY) flagWyoming (WY)#1092019#402020#412023

Connecticut (CT)

Connecticut (CT) flagConnecticut (CT)#3832017#5722018#6032023

Hawaii (HI)

Hawaii (HI) flagHawaii (HI)#1992019#2212021#2172022

Alaska (AK)

Alaska (AK) flagAlaska (AK)#1872014#1272023

Delaware (DE)

Delaware (DE) flagDelaware (DE)#2272016#1752018

New Hampshire (NH)

New Hampshire (NH) flagNew Hampshire (NH)#1782023

Popularity Rankings for Presley in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#3162021#3922022#4212023

Popularity in Scotland

Scotland flagScotland#4932019#4712020#4852021

Popularity in Ireland

Ireland flagIreland#8562023

Popularity in Quebec, Canada

Quebec, Canada flagQuebec, Canada#8602019

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Presley a Name for Boys or Girls?

Originally a surname, Presley has evolved into a given name that does not strongly lean towards any specific gender.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Presley

Presley in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

  • Elvis Presley (Musician, 1935–1977): An American singer and actor, dubbed the "King of Rock and Roll," who became an iconic cultural figure.
  • Lisa Marie Presley (Singer, born 1968): An American singer-songwriter and the only child of Elvis Presley, known for her solo music career.
  • Presley Chweneyagae (Actor, born 1984): A South African actor acclaimed for his role in the film "Tsotsi," which won an Academy Award.
  • Presley Hart (Actress, born 1988): An American adult film actress who has gained popularity in the entertainment industry.
  • Presley Gerber (Model, born 1999): An American model and the son of supermodel Cindy Crawford, featured in several high-profile fashion campaigns.
  • Presley Ann (Photographer, born 1990): An American photographer known for capturing celebrity events and fashion photography.
  • Presley T. Barnett (Author, 1920–1995): An American author celebrated for his works of fiction that explore themes of Southern life.
  • Presley Neville O'Bannon (Military Officer, 1776–1850): An American Marine Corps officer who played a significant role in the First Barbary War.
  • Presley Cash ("Walk the Line," 2005 Film): A young girl who appears in this biographical film about Johnny Cash.
  • Presley ("Presley & Taylor," 2021 TV Series): Follows two sisters navigating the country music industry.
  • Presley ("Presley's Mountain," 2019 Novel): Tells the story of a young boy named Presley who discovers hidden family secrets in the mountains.
  • Presley Gerber ("Rich Kids of Instagram," 2016 TV Series): The son of Cindy Crawford, known for his appearances on this reality TV series.
  • Presley ("Presley's Journey," 2017 Children's Book): Chronicles the adventures of a curious dog named Presley who travels across the country.
  • Presley Carnes ("The Fosters," 2013 TV Series): A minor character who adds depth to the show's family dynamics.
  • Presley ("Finding Presley," 2020 Film): A heartwarming tale of a girl named Presley who embarks on a journey to find her biological parents.
  • Presley Lake (Alaska, USA): A lake located in the state of Alaska, surrounded by natural wilderness and offering opportunities for fishing.
  • Presley Hill (Washington, USA): A hill in Washington state offering scenic views of the surrounding landscape.
  • Presley Park (Mississippi, USA): A public park in Mississippi featuring recreational facilities and green spaces.
  • Presley Township (Randolph County, Arkansas, USA): A township in Randolph County with rural landscapes and agricultural activities.
  • Presley Road (California, USA): A roadway in California that passes through various scenic areas and communities.
  • Presley Court (Georgia, USA): A residential area located in Georgia.
  • Presley Ridge (Pennsylvania, USA): A ridge in Pennsylvania providing a natural habitat for diverse wildlife.

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