Girls' name · since 1978
Prisila
787 babies named Prisila in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,843 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 787
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Prisila is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 787 have been recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Prisila recorded 787 times among girls since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1978 to 2020.
- #8,843 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 787 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Prisila ranks #8,843 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 787 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,843 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 787
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Prisila's 787 recorded births place it above 87.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Prisila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Prisila splits its recorded history at 2003: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 62 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Prisila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2020
- Peak year (2002)
- 62
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Prisila by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (458 births, 58% of the file).
2000s was Prisila's strongest decade.
458 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Prisila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s
1990s
186 births
- 2000s
2000s
458 births
- 2010s 126
2010s
126 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 458 births (58% of all-time use).
How Prisila 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 Prisila's total volume
Prisila by state
Where Prisila concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 206 | 26.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 123 | 15.6% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 11 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Nevada | | 5 | 0.6% |
206 of 787 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Prisila's data
- Prisila's decade-level peak was the 2000s (458 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.
- California records the most Prisilas (206 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
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Prisila: 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 (~42 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, 1978–2020 (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 Prisila 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.