Recorded 1990–2014 Girls' name Peak 1990 22 births

Priscylla — girls' name

22 babies named Priscylla in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s172010s5
1990s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Priscylla was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

6 babies were named Priscylla in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Priscylla

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Priscylla between 1990 and 2014, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Priscylla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Priscylla performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Priscylla shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Priscylla 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 22 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.

Priscylla at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

22

Since 1990

25 years of records

Peak year

1990

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1990

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2014

Priscylla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1990

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1990)
6
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4.555.566.5 2014199819911990 6

Priscylla by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
17 births that decade — 77% of Priscylla's all-time total
1990s172010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Priscylla?
22 babies have been named Priscylla since 1990. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1990 with 6 births.
When was Priscylla most popular?
Priscylla was most popular in the 1990s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Priscylla been used?
Priscylla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 25 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Priscylla?
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.

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, 1990–2014 (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.