Girls' name · since 1919
Prescilla
Since 1919, U.S. Social Security records show 1,037 babies named Prescilla, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,323 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,037
- born since 1919
- 1990s
- peak decade
Prescilla sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,037 recorded since 1919.
Social Security Administration records show Prescilla recorded 1,037 times among girls since 1919, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2011.
- #7,323 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,037 born since 1919
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Prescilla ranks #7,323 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,037 born since 1919, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,323 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,037
- born since 1919
- 1990s
- peak decade
Prescilla's 1,037 recorded births place it above 89.87% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New Mexico.
Prescilla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Prescilla splits its recorded history at 1969: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1923 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Prescilla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2011
- Peak year (1991)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 93 years of records
Prescilla by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (193 births, 19% of the file).
1990s was Prescilla's strongest decade.
193 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Prescilla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 32
1920s
32 births
- 1930s 68
1930s
68 births
- 1940s
1940s
140 births
- 1950s
1950s
118 births
- 1960s
1960s
94 births
- 1970s
1970s
93 births
- 1980s
1980s
172 births
- 1990s
1990s
193 births
- 2000s
2000s
107 births
- 2010s 14
2010s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 193 births (19% of all-time use).
How Prescilla compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Prescilla's total volume
Prescilla by state
Where Prescilla concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Mexico | | 141 | 13.6% |
| #2 | California | | 122 | 11.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 56 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.5% |
141 of 1,037 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Prescilla's data
- Prescilla's decade-level peak was the 1990s (193 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Mexico records the most Prescillas (141 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Mexico names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Prescilla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~92 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1919–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Prescilla draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.