Girls' name · since 1964
Priscila
Priscila has 4,897 recorded births since 1964 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,615 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,199 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,897
- born since 1964
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Priscila is the #2199 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 4,897 recorded since 1964.
Social Security Administration records show Priscila recorded 4,897 times among girls since 1964, holding rank #2199 nationally today, ahead of 87% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2025.
- #2,615 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,199 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,897 born since 1964
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Priscila ranks #2,615 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,199 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,897 born since 1964, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,615 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,199 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,897
- born since 1964
- 2000s
- peak decade
Priscila's 4,897 recorded births place it above 96.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Priscila compares
4,897 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Priscila's all-time total is 13x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Priscila | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,897 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 257 | 21 | 19,840 |
Priscila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Priscila's full recorded timeline at 1997, 81% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 19% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1967, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 257 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Priscila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 257
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Priscila by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,004 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Priscila's strongest decade.
2,004 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Priscila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 118
1970s
118 births
- 1980s 318
1980s
318 births
- 1990s
1990s
928 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,004 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,026 births
- 2020s 492
2020s
492 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,004 births (41% of all-time use).
How Priscila 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 Priscila's total volume
Priscila by state
Where Priscila concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,371 | 28.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 977 | 20.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 254 | 5.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 162 | 3.3% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 160 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 112 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 65 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 43 | 0.9% |
1,371 of 4,897 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Priscila appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Priscila's data
- Priscila's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,004 total births); usage has since declined to 492 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Priscilas (1,371 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Priscila
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Priscila: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1964–2025 (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 Priscila 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.