Presley, an English surname-turned-given-name, was originally a place name derived from the Old English elements preost, meaning "priest," and leah, meaning "meadow" or "clearing." Therefore, Presley translates to "priest's meadow" or "field of priests." The name was popularized by Elvis Presley, but didn't appear on the Social Security Administration's top 1,000 for girl names until 1998 and has been a top-250 girl's name every year since 2011. It's also the name former "Teen Mom" star Ryan Edwards gave his daughter Presley Sage Elianna, born in 2025.
