Preslee
Preslee was the 1509th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 142 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 1091st; the most babies were born in 2014 (231). Over the last ten years it has moved down 287 places. More babies were named Preslee in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Presley) priest's clearing (place name) · Old English
- Rank in 2025
- #1,509 girls, down 224 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 142girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2014231 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,780babies recorded
What does the name Preslee mean?
Preslee is a spelling of Presley, pronounced the same way, so it shares Presley's meaning and origin.
Presley is usually a variant of the English surname Priestley, from Old English preost, 'priest', and leah, 'wood, clearing', as Wiktionary and Wikipedia explain. Wiktionary adds that a Scottish place name Presley may instead be Pictish, comparable to Welsh words for 'bush' and 'place'. As a first name it is a transferred surname used for both girls and boys in the US.
prēost (Old English, “priest”)lēah (Old English, “wood, clearing”)
How sure is this? Probable. Usually from Priestley; a Scottish Pictish place-name source is also possible.
Related names: Priestley, Presleigh, Pressley.
See also: English names, names that mean meadow, hill or valley, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Presley', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Presley', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Preslee popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 63 since 2007.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,509 | 142 |
| 2020 | #1,285 | 174 |
| 2010 | #1,347 | 175 |
| 2000 | #4,152 | 30 |
| 1990 | #9,906 | 8 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Preslee, counting every spelling?
Preslee is a spelling of Presley, a name family that ranked #223 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,509 for Preslee on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,554 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Presley | 1,362 | #225 | 6,977 |
| Preslee | 142 | #1,509 | 639 |
| Preslie | 34 | #4,250 | 151 |
| Pressley | 9 | #10,720 | 72 |
| Presli | 7 | #12,878 | 37 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Preslee?
142 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Preslee (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Preslee born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 59 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Preslee.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Preslee?
About 3,700 people born in the US named Preslee are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 7 and 17. That makes Preslee a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Preslee by state
How common Preslee was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Oklahoma (4.7×), Kentucky (3.1×), Tennessee (2.3×), Texas (1.6×). In 31 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Preslee: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Preslee, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Preslee
What does Preslee mean?
Preslee is a spelling of Presley, which means “priest's clearing (place name)” (Old English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Preslee?
Preslee was the 1509th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 142 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 1091st; the most babies were born in 2014 (231). Over the last ten years it has moved down 287 places. More babies were named Preslee in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Preslee a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Preslee in the US.
Where is Preslee most popular?
In 2021–2025, Preslee was most common in Oklahoma (0.37 per 1,000 girls), followed by Kentucky and West Virginia.