Pressley
Presley is a surname and given name.
Meaning & Origin of Pressley
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Presley is a surname and given name.
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Etymology
Origin & history
The Story of Pressley
As a girl name
Pressley first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1993, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 40 Pressleys were born — ranking #3,917 that year. As of 2026, Pressley ranks #7,551 for girls with 14 births, holding steady (+4%). In total, more than 592 Pressleys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Pressley first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1912, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1915, when 10 Pressleys were born — ranking #2,458 that year. As of 2026, Pressley ranks #12,271 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 299 Pressleys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Pressley
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Presley Askew (1909–1994), American basketball and baseball coach
- Presley Carson (1968–2024), retired Honduran football player
- Presley Cash (born 1997), American musician and actress
- Presley Cassell (born 2006), English rugby league footballer
- Presley Chweneyagae (1984–2025), South African actor
- Presley Ewing (1822 – 1854), American politician
- Presley T. Glass (1824 – 1902), American politician
- Presley Groves (1841–1915), American lawyer and politician
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Names that sound like Pressley
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About the name Pressley
Pressley is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1993 and has accumulated 592 births in the dataset. Pressley's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #3,917. Use the chart and map above to compare Pressley's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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