Total births
438
Girls' name · since 1923
Priscillia
438 babies named Priscillia in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 438
- total births
- 1923–2023
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 19%
- born in that decade
Priscillia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 438 have been recorded since 1923.
Priscillia has 438 recorded births among girls since 1923, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 2023.
- 438 total births
- 1923–2023 years on record
- 1940s peak decade
- 19% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
438 girls have been named Priscillia since 1923, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 2023.
- 438
- total births
- 1923–2023
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 19%
- born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade
19% of everyone ever named Priscillia was born in this single decade.
1957
Single peak year
14 babies were named Priscillia in 1957 - its busiest year on record.
Priscillia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Priscillia's SSA record in two at 1965 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1923, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1957 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Priscillia at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
1957
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1923
Priscillia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–2023
- Peak year (1957)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 101 years of records
Priscillia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1940s was Priscillia's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Priscillia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 16
1920s
16 births
- 1940s
1940s
82 births
- 1950s
1950s
73 births
- 1960s
1960s
82 births
- 1970s
1970s
71 births
- 1980s
1980s
80 births
- 1990s 29
1990s
29 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 82 births (19% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Priscillia? ▼
Priscillia has been given to 438 babies in the U.S. since 1923, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2023. 14 babies were born in 1957, its single highest year.
When was Priscillia most popular? ▼
Priscillia was most popular in the 1940s decade with 82 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
How long has the name Priscillia been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Priscillia since 1923 -- 101 years through the most recent 2023 data.
What names are similar to Priscillia? ▼
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.
What to do with Priscillia's data
- Priscillia's decade-level peak was the 1940s (82 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Priscillia
Nearby Names Like Priscillia
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Priscillia
Priscilla Girl
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Princess Girl
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Priya Girl
#1845 6,562 births
Priscila Girl
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Pricilla Girl
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Compare Priscillia side by side: Priscillia vs Priscilla Priscillia vs Princess Priscillia vs Priya
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1923–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Priscillia: Baby Name Since 1923 - 438 Births, Peak 1957." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/priscillia. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Priscillia 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 June 2026.