U.S. baby names · 1880–2025
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Solid line = floor (spellings that unambiguously belong to the group). Shaded band up to the dashed edge = ceiling (the most it could reach if every ambiguous spelling counted here).

Presley

Presley climbed for decades and has been a steadily popular name ever since. All-time it's been given to 40,503 U.S. babies, the 466th most common name by sound today, peaking at 2,126 in 2014, with 1,592 in 2025.

By sound, Presley also includes the spellings Preslee.

Rising

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, “National data” baby-names files (1880–2025).