Girls' name · since 1959
Prisca
Since 1959, U.S. Social Security records show 479 babies named Prisca, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,176 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,575 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 479
- born since 1959
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Prisca is the #7575 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 479 recorded since 1959.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Prisca has been recorded 479 times among girls since 1959, currently ranked #7575 nationally and more common than 56% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2025.
- #12,176 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,575 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 479 born since 1959
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Prisca ranks #12,176 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,575 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 479 born since 1959, peaking in the 1990s.
- #12,176 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,575 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 479
- born since 1959
- 1990s
- peak decade
Prisca's 479 recorded births place it above 83.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Prisca compares
479 Top 46% higher than 54% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Prisca's all-time total is 27% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Prisca | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 479 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 21 | 19,840 |
Prisca's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Prisca's full recorded timeline at 2002, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1962, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Prisca popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Prisca by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (105 births, 22% of the file).
1990s was Prisca's strongest decade.
105 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Prisca births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s 8
1970s
8 births
- 1980s
1980s
56 births
- 1990s
1990s
105 births
- 2000s
2000s
103 births
- 2010s
2010s
105 births
- 2020s
2020s
82 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 105 births (22% of all-time use).
Prisca by state
Where Prisca concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 5 | 1.0% |
5 of 479 births nationwide.
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What to do with Prisca's data
- Prisca's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (105 total births) through the 2020s (82) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Priscas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Prisca: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1959–2025 (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 Prisca 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.