Presley

Where Presley comes from

The English surname is usually a variant of Priestley, from Old English prēost (“priest”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”). Equivalent to priest + -ley (“lea”). The place-name in Scotland may be from Pictish, equivalent to Welsh prys (“bush”) + Welsh lle (“place”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Presley
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1977
    First appearance
    #7,567 among girls, 7 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1984
    Presley Chweneyagae born
    South African actor
  3. 1988
    Presley Hart born
    American pornographic actress
  4. 1990
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name; from this year it's the other way round, and has stayed that way.
  5. 2015
    Peak, #188
    1,728 babies named Presley — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A surname from Old English.
  • A male given name.
  • A female given name.
Namesakes
  • Presley Chweneyagae · South African actor, 1984–2025
  • Presley Hart · American pornographic actress, born 1988
  • Presley O'Bannon · American politician, 1776–1850
  • Presley Spruance · American politician, 1785–1863
  • Presley Carson · Honduran footballer, 1968–2024

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.