Recorded 1948–2001 Girls' name Peak 1955 86 births

Pricella — girls' name

86 babies named Pricella in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s141970s161980s71990s382000s6
1990s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Pricella was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

9 babies were named Pricella in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pricella

The Social Security Administration has registered 86 babies named Pricella between 1948 and 2001, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Pricella currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pricella performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Pricella shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pricella in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 86 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Pricella at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

86

Since 1948

54 years of records

Peak year

1955

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1948

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2001

Pricella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1948

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1955)
9
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
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Pricella by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
38 births that decade — 44% of Pricella's all-time total
1940s51950s141970s161980s71990s382000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pricella?
86 babies have been named Pricella since 1948. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1955 with 9 births.
When was Pricella most popular?
Pricella was most popular in the 1990s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
How long has the name Pricella been used?
Pricella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 54 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Pricella?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Priscilla, Princess, Priya, Priscila, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1948–2001 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.