Skip to main content

Presley

Usually a girl's name

Meaning
Surname, usually a form of Priestley: Old English 'priest' + 'clearing' Well attested

In America it can also come from a German surname, Pressler.

Origin
English surname
Popularity

US 2025: #225 (girls) · England and Wales 2025: #1407

Popularity: US Social Security Administration 2025; Office for National Statistics 2025, England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

This name's meaning doesn't link to one of the five elements, so it isn't matched to a chart here.

Sources

More names from places

See all names from places ›