Presley is an English surname and place name from the Old English preost and leah, meaning "priest's meadow" or "priest's clearing". For Americans it is inseparable from Elvis Presley, which gives it a rock-and-roll swagger that parents of daughters in particular have embraced. Presley has been in the US top 1000 for girls since 2000, when it ranked number 790; it peaked at number 188 in 2015 and has held steady in the low 200s, ranking number 225 in 2025.