Presley
Pronounced P R EH1 S L IY0 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 2014
- 48 years in use
- 2 spellings
How popular is Presley?
Presley is a name given to both boys and girls, and first appears in 1977. It has been given to 39,805 children — the 675th most common girls' name on record.
Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 2014, when 2,004 children were given it.
Two other spellings are counted in that total — Pressley and Preslee — because they are pronounced identically.
Roughly 13% of children named Presley are boys, so the split is a real one rather than a rounding error.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Presley and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Pressley
- Preslee
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- P R EH1 S L IY0 · P R IY1 S L IY1
- Stress pattern:
- 10 · 11
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Presley
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Presley
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Presley?
- Presley ranks 675th among girls' names in US records, with 39,805 births since 1977. Over the past decade it accounts for 16,585.
- Is Presley a unisex name?
- Yes. About 13% of children given the name are boys, which is a genuine split rather than a rounding error.
- When was Presley most popular?
- 2014, when 2,004 children were given the name. It has been in use for 48 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Presley spelled?
- Pressley, Preslee. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.