Given name
Presly
“of the priest's town”·“from the priest's meadow”
Presly is a variant of Presley. Interpretations include “of the priest's town” (English) and “from the priest's meadow” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Presly is a variant of Presley. Interpretations include “of the priest's town” (English) and “from the priest's meadow” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Presly is a variant of Presley. An origin associated with Presley is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2001. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Presly through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 147
- 0 boys · 147 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 16 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2017. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 16 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 320 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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