Recorded 1923–2023 Girls' name Peak 1957 438 births

Priscillia — girls' name

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.

1920s161940s821950s731960s821970s711980s801990s292020s5
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.

What the Data Says About Priscillia

The Social Security Administration has registered 438 babies named Priscillia between 1923 and 2023, spanning 101 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Priscillia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Priscillia performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 82 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Priscillia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Priscillia 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 438 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.

Priscillia at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

438

Since 1923

101 years of records

Peak year

1957

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1923

Recorded for 101 years

Last year on file: 2023

Priscillia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1923

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1957)
14
Annual births at peak — across 101 years of records
46810121416 202319871979197119621955194619241923 5

Priscillia by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
82 births that decade — 19% of Priscillia's all-time total
1920s161940s821950s731960s821970s711980s801990s292020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Priscillia?
438 babies have been named Priscillia since 1923. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1957 with 14 births.
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?
Priscillia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 101 years of data through 2023.
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.

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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, 1923–2023 (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.