US rank #7307 Girls' name Peak 2023 465 births

Prisca — #7307 US girls' name

465 babies named Prisca in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s101960s101970s81980s561990s1052000s1032010s1052020s68
#7307
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 59% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Prisca was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

17 babies were named Prisca in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Prisca

The Social Security Administration has registered 465 babies named Prisca between 1959 and 2024, spanning 66 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Prisca currently holds the #7307 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Prisca performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 105 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Prisca shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Prisca in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Prisca 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 465 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.

Prisca at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

465

Since 1959

66 years of records

Peak year

2023

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#7,307

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1959

Recorded for 66 years

Last year on file: 2024

Prisca popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1959

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
17
Annual births at peak — across 66 years of records
05101520 202420182012200620001994198719791959 10

Prisca by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
105 births that decade — 23% of Prisca's all-time total
1950s101960s101970s81980s561990s1052000s1032010s1052020s68

Prisca by state

Where Prisca concentrates geographically — total births since 1959

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Prisca
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
5 1.1%
Florida share of Prisca's total US births 1.1%

5 of 465 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Prisca?
465 babies have been named Prisca since 1959. It currently ranks #7307 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 17 births.
When was Prisca most popular?
Prisca was most popular in the 1990s decade with 105 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Prisca most popular?
The top states for the name Prisca are Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Prisca been used?
Prisca has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 66 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Prisca?
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.

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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, 1959–2024 (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.