Priscilla

#544 for girls in 2025, 555 births · Last seen for boys in 1997 at #8,110
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1940 · 1,970 births
Debut · girls
26 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
122,796
since 1880

Priscilla over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Priscilla has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201911peak #127, 1940girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#544555
2024#613487
2023#649452
2022#714411
2021#620478
2020#561523
2019#618487
2018#577535
2017#526592
2016#476669
2015#501636
2014#483652
2013#479637
2012#488632
2011#484612
2010#486621
2009#412772
2008#412777
2007#374876
2006#373874
2005#345909
2004#346921
2003#2881,080
2002#2851,090
2001#2791,130
2000#2731,170
1999#2471,291
1998#2381,284
1997#2531,156#8,1106
1996#2591,093
1995#2151,307
1994#1961,507#8,8005
1993#1821,596
1992#1791,726#8,4355
1991#1681,779#4,00514
1990#1671,754#6,4157
1989#1641,740#5,6158
1988#1561,812
1987#1681,648#3,95911
1986#1751,536#4,8538
1985#1671,701#3,21614
1984#1721,601#4,5528
1983#1801,508#3,88410
1982#1841,488#5,6196
1981#1801,540#6,2625
1980#1871,432#4,9407
1979#2091,256
1978#2251,099#5,0596
1977#272913
1976#290789
1975#317722
1974#280904#3,5589
1973#290826#4,5056
1972#316766
1971#304903
1970#304936#3,8367
1969#300918
1968#302857
1967#290871
1966#300846
1965#283945
1964#2671,138
1963#2521,248#2,8589
1962#2571,211
1961#2781,089#3,6526
1960#2521,215#3,0778
1959#2431,271
1958#2191,396
1957#2201,449#3,9935
1956#2241,350
1955#2261,280
1954#2221,307
1953#2141,379#3,4256
1952#1921,547#3,7345
1951#1811,590
1950#1691,672
1949#1541,935
1948#1551,847
1947#1511,933
1946#1601,659#3,1736
1945#1661,412
1944#1571,576
1943#1461,834#3,5385
1942#1351,988#2,38610
1941#1321,971#2,20711
1940#1271,970#2,6718
1939#1481,542#2,8297
1938#1881,026
1937#207797
1936#215758
1935#220774
1934#240664
1933#234676
1932#225728
1931#221749
1930#213824#4,0015
1929#214842
1928#212887
1927#211898#4,2105
1926#220834
1925#224830
1924#224861
1923#227811#3,8226
1922#234761
1921#248723
1920#260637
1919#269557
1918#275518
1917#288456
1916#286440
1915#292392
1914#316279
1913#304241
1912#319205
1911#325148
1910#322142
1909#36899
1908#345106
1907#321117
1906#325107
1905#35788
1904#36580
1903#35579
1902#36279
1901#35972
1900#322110
1899#37859
1898#37171
1897#34373
1896#34372
1895#35263
1894#36459
1893#37951
1892#37850
1891#34951
1890#40040
1889#38839
1888#32056
1887#29751
1886#32642
1885#35432
1884#30440
1883#34327
1882#29635
1881#30127
1880#30926
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Priscilla was already there! It came in at #309, and was given to 26 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 36 girls a year got the name.

Where Priscilla is popular in 1911

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Priscilla, so not publishedAKMaine: #96 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 330 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Priscilla, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Priscilla, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Priscilla, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Priscilla, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Priscilla, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Priscilla, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Priscilla, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Priscilla, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Priscilla, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Priscilla, so not publishedMINew York: #240 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,324 girlsNYMassachusetts: #96 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 469 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Priscilla, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Priscilla, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Priscilla, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Priscilla, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Priscilla, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Priscilla, so not publishedIAIndiana: #178 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,125 girlsINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Priscilla, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #325 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,931 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Priscilla, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Priscilla, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Priscilla, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Priscilla, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Priscilla, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Priscilla, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Priscilla, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Priscilla, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Priscilla, so not publishedWVVirginia: #251 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,142 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Priscilla, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Priscilla, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Priscilla, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Priscilla, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Priscilla, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Priscilla, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Priscilla, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Priscilla, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Priscilla, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Priscilla, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Priscilla, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Priscilla, so not publishedLAMississippi: #241 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,311 girlsMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Priscilla, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Priscilla, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Priscilla, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 girls named Priscilla, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Priscilla, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Maine#96 · 1 in 330
  2. Massachusetts#96 · 1 in 469
  3. Indiana#178 · 1 in 1,125
  4. New York#240 · 1 in 2,324
  5. Mississippi#241 · 1 in 1,311

Best ever in a state: #15 in New Hampshire, 1937.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maine#9671 in 330
Massachusetts#96291 in 469
Indiana#17871 in 1,125
New York#240161 in 2,324
Mississippi#24171 in 1,311
Virginia#25151 in 2,142
Pennsylvania#32571 in 4,931
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Priscilla
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 69 spots since 2024 (#613#544)
  • 17 spots since 2020 (#561#544)
  • 43 spots since 2015 (#501#544)
  • Biggest jump: 69 spots in 2025 (#613#544)
  • Biggest drop: 94 spots in 2022 (#620#714)
Rise & fade · girls
60 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1940 at #127 (1,970 births)
  • Births halved by 1965, 25 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 146 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 580
  • Highest: 1 in 580 girls born in 1940 were named Priscilla (0.17%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,896 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · girls
The 1940s
  • 14.8% of all girls named Priscilla (18,125) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s375#296 (1882)#324
1890s589#343 (1897)#366
1900s937#321 (1907)#348
1910s3,378#269 (1919)#300
1920s8,084#211 (1927)#227
1930s8,538#148 (1939)#211
1940s18,125#127 (1940)#148
1950s14,241#169 (1950)#211
1960s10,338#252 (1963)#278
1970s9,114#209 (1979)#281
1980s16,006#156 (1988)#173
1990s14,493#167 (1990)#210
2000s9,599#273 (2000)#339
2010s6,073#476 (2016)#512
2020s2,906#544 (2025)#617

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Priscilla in 1911

girls
#325
148 births · 1 in 2,826 girls

Top girls' names in 1911

  1. #1Mary24,390
  2. #2Helen11,801
  3. #3Margaret9,279
  4. #4Dorothy8,869
  5. #5Ruth8,003
  6. #6Anna6,753
  7. #7Elizabeth6,298
  8. #8Mildred6,271
  9. #9Marie5,017
  10. #10Frances4,967
  11. #325Priscilla148
More about 1911

girls

418,309 girls got a published name in 1911; 1 in 2,826 of them was named Priscilla, which outranked 88.7% of the 2,868 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Priscilla
  1. #320Merle151
  2. #323Aileen150
  3. #324Donna149
  4. #325Priscilla148
  5. #325Christina148
  6. #325Katharine148
  7. #328Melba146
  8. #329Willa145
  9. #330Zella144

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1910
Risers
  1. 1,003Laurette#1,935#932
  2. 683Glenda#1,521#838
  3. 680Ana#1,421#741
  4. 623Vilma#1,521#898
  5. 523Emmaline#1,421#898
Fallers
  1. 1,194Alys#997#2,191
  2. 959Leana#997#1,956
  3. 686Coletta#859#1,545
  4. 686Blossom#970#1,656
  5. 659Otis#997#1,656

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1911