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
- Peak · girls
- 1940 · 1,970 births
- Debut · girls
- 26 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 122,796since 1880
Priscilla over time
Rank among girls' names. Priscilla has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #544 | 555 | — | |
| 2024 | #613 | 487 | — | |
| 2023 | #649 | 452 | — | |
| 2022 | #714 | 411 | — | |
| 2021 | #620 | 478 | — | |
| 2020 | #561 | 523 | — | |
| 2019 | #618 | 487 | — | |
| 2018 | #577 | 535 | — | |
| 2017 | #526 | 592 | — | |
| 2016 | #476 | 669 | — | |
| 2015 | #501 | 636 | — | |
| 2014 | #483 | 652 | — | |
| 2013 | #479 | 637 | — | |
| 2012 | #488 | 632 | — | |
| 2011 | #484 | 612 | — | |
| 2010 | #486 | 621 | — | |
| 2009 | #412 | 772 | — | |
| 2008 | #412 | 777 | — | |
| 2007 | #374 | 876 | — | |
| 2006 | #373 | 874 | — | |
| 2005 | #345 | 909 | — | |
| 2004 | #346 | 921 | — | |
| 2003 | #288 | 1,080 | — | |
| 2002 | #285 | 1,090 | — | |
| 2001 | #279 | 1,130 | — | |
| 2000 | #273 | 1,170 | — | |
| 1999 | #247 | 1,291 | — | |
| 1998 | #238 | 1,284 | — | |
| 1997 | #253 | 1,156 | #8,110 | 6 |
| 1996 | #259 | 1,093 | — | |
| 1995 | #215 | 1,307 | — | |
| 1994 | #196 | 1,507 | #8,800 | 5 |
| 1993 | #182 | 1,596 | — | |
| 1992 | #179 | 1,726 | #8,435 | 5 |
| 1991 | #168 | 1,779 | #4,005 | 14 |
| 1990 | #167 | 1,754 | #6,415 | 7 |
| 1989 | #164 | 1,740 | #5,615 | 8 |
| 1988 | #156 | 1,812 | — | |
| 1987 | #168 | 1,648 | #3,959 | 11 |
| 1986 | #175 | 1,536 | #4,853 | 8 |
| 1985 | #167 | 1,701 | #3,216 | 14 |
| 1984 | #172 | 1,601 | #4,552 | 8 |
| 1983 | #180 | 1,508 | #3,884 | 10 |
| 1982 | #184 | 1,488 | #5,619 | 6 |
| 1981 | #180 | 1,540 | #6,262 | 5 |
| 1980 | #187 | 1,432 | #4,940 | 7 |
| 1979 | #209 | 1,256 | — | |
| 1978 | #225 | 1,099 | #5,059 | 6 |
| 1977 | #272 | 913 | — | |
| 1976 | #290 | 789 | — | |
| 1975 | #317 | 722 | — | |
| 1974 | #280 | 904 | #3,558 | 9 |
| 1973 | #290 | 826 | #4,505 | 6 |
| 1972 | #316 | 766 | — | |
| 1971 | #304 | 903 | — | |
| 1970 | #304 | 936 | #3,836 | 7 |
| 1969 | #300 | 918 | — | |
| 1968 | #302 | 857 | — | |
| 1967 | #290 | 871 | — | |
| 1966 | #300 | 846 | — | |
| 1965 | #283 | 945 | — | |
| 1964 | #267 | 1,138 | — | |
| 1963 | #252 | 1,248 | #2,858 | 9 |
| 1962 | #257 | 1,211 | — | |
| 1961 | #278 | 1,089 | #3,652 | 6 |
| 1960 | #252 | 1,215 | #3,077 | 8 |
| 1959 | #243 | 1,271 | — | |
| 1958 | #219 | 1,396 | — | |
| 1957 | #220 | 1,449 | #3,993 | 5 |
| 1956 | #224 | 1,350 | — | |
| 1955 | #226 | 1,280 | — | |
| 1954 | #222 | 1,307 | — | |
| 1953 | #214 | 1,379 | #3,425 | 6 |
| 1952 | #192 | 1,547 | #3,734 | 5 |
| 1951 | #181 | 1,590 | — | |
| 1950 | #169 | 1,672 | — | |
| 1949 | #154 | 1,935 | — | |
| 1948 | #155 | 1,847 | — | |
| 1947 | #151 | 1,933 | — | |
| 1946 | #160 | 1,659 | #3,173 | 6 |
| 1945 | #166 | 1,412 | — | |
| 1944 | #157 | 1,576 | — | |
| 1943 | #146 | 1,834 | #3,538 | 5 |
| 1942 | #135 | 1,988 | #2,386 | 10 |
| 1941 | #132 | 1,971 | #2,207 | 11 |
| 1940 | #127 | 1,970 | #2,671 | 8 |
| 1939 | #148 | 1,542 | #2,829 | 7 |
| 1938 | #188 | 1,026 | — | |
| 1937 | #207 | 797 | — | |
| 1936 | #215 | 758 | — | |
| 1935 | #220 | 774 | — | |
| 1934 | #240 | 664 | — | |
| 1933 | #234 | 676 | — | |
| 1932 | #225 | 728 | — | |
| 1931 | #221 | 749 | — | |
| 1930 | #213 | 824 | #4,001 | 5 |
| 1929 | #214 | 842 | — | |
| 1928 | #212 | 887 | — | |
| 1927 | #211 | 898 | #4,210 | 5 |
| 1926 | #220 | 834 | — | |
| 1925 | #224 | 830 | — | |
| 1924 | #224 | 861 | — | |
| 1923 | #227 | 811 | #3,822 | 6 |
| 1922 | #234 | 761 | — | |
| 1921 | #248 | 723 | — | |
| 1920 | #260 | 637 | — | |
| 1919 | #269 | 557 | — | |
| 1918 | #275 | 518 | — | |
| 1917 | #288 | 456 | — | |
| 1916 | #286 | 440 | — | |
| 1915 | #292 | 392 | — | |
| 1914 | #316 | 279 | — | |
| 1913 | #304 | 241 | — | |
| 1912 | #319 | 205 | — | |
| 1911 | #325 | 148 | — | |
| 1910 | #322 | 142 | — | |
| 1909 | #368 | 99 | — | |
| 1908 | #345 | 106 | — | |
| 1907 | #321 | 117 | — | |
| 1906 | #325 | 107 | — | |
| 1905 | #357 | 88 | — | |
| 1904 | #365 | 80 | — | |
| 1903 | #355 | 79 | — | |
| 1902 | #362 | 79 | — | |
| 1901 | #359 | 72 | — | |
| 1900 | #322 | 110 | — | |
| 1899 | #378 | 59 | — | |
| 1898 | #371 | 71 | — | |
| 1897 | #343 | 73 | — | |
| 1896 | #343 | 72 | — | |
| 1895 | #352 | 63 | — | |
| 1894 | #364 | 59 | — | |
| 1893 | #379 | 51 | — | |
| 1892 | #378 | 50 | — | |
| 1891 | #349 | 51 | — | |
| 1890 | #400 | 40 | — | |
| 1889 | #388 | 39 | — | |
| 1888 | #320 | 56 | — | |
| 1887 | #297 | 51 | — | |
| 1886 | #326 | 42 | — | |
| 1885 | #354 | 32 | — | |
| 1884 | #304 | 40 | — | |
| 1883 | #343 | 27 | — | |
| 1882 | #296 | 35 | — | |
| 1881 | #301 | 27 | — | |
| 1880 | #309 | 26 | — | |
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 1952
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- New Mexico#76 · 1 in 270
- Maine#84 · 1 in 320
- Vermont#89 · 1 in 328
- New Hampshire#93 · 1 in 331
- Massachusetts#110 · 1 in 575
Best ever in a state: #15 in New Hampshire, 1937.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #76 | 37 | 1 in 270 |
| Maine | #84 | 28 | 1 in 320 |
| Vermont | #89 | 11 | 1 in 328 |
| New Hampshire | #93 | 15 | 1 in 331 |
| Massachusetts | #110 | 84 | 1 in 575 |
| Hawaii | #123 | 15 | 1 in 391 |
| Connecticut | #126 | 31 | 1 in 653 |
| Louisiana | #138 | 52 | 1 in 683 |
| South Carolina | #138 | 49 | 1 in 597 |
| Virginia | #145 | 50 | 1 in 773 |
| District of Columbia | #146 | 17 | 1 in 768 |
| Florida | #147 | 46 | 1 in 711 |
| North Carolina | #148 | 67 | 1 in 762 |
| Rhode Island | #150 | 8 | 1 in 1,024 |
| North Dakota | #157 | 8 | 1 in 860 |
| Arizona | #162 | 15 | 1 in 696 |
| West Virginia | #173 | 19 | 1 in 1,169 |
| Alabama | #177 | 39 | 1 in 944 |
| California | #177 | 137 | 1 in 959 |
| Colorado | #177 | 18 | 1 in 903 |
| New York | #180 | 149 | 1 in 1,036 |
| New Jersey | #182 | 40 | 1 in 1,215 |
| Georgia | #192 | 42 | 1 in 1,049 |
| Kentucky | #195 | 23 | 1 in 1,464 |
| Pennsylvania | #195 | 84 | 1 in 1,322 |
| Illinois | #210 | 58 | 1 in 1,621 |
| Ohio | #210 | 57 | 1 in 1,667 |
| Michigan | #216 | 43 | 1 in 1,879 |
| Maryland | #217 | 17 | 1 in 1,533 |
| Wisconsin | #219 | 19 | 1 in 2,109 |
| Oklahoma | #229 | 14 | 1 in 1,534 |
| Indiana | #231 | 25 | 1 in 1,863 |
| Texas | #231 | 81 | 1 in 1,315 |
| Kansas | #233 | 12 | 1 in 1,717 |
| Iowa | #235 | 14 | 1 in 2,031 |
| Tennessee | #235 | 21 | 1 in 1,764 |
| Arkansas | #243 | 13 | 1 in 1,532 |
| Mississippi | #251 | 19 | 1 in 1,483 |
| Missouri | #251 | 19 | 1 in 2,175 |
| Washington | #256 | 15 | 1 in 1,827 |
| Utah | #269 | 6 | 1 in 1,597 |
| Nebraska | #271 | 6 | 1 in 2,408 |
| Minnesota | #283 | 12 | 1 in 2,939 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1940 at #127 (1,970 births)
- Births halved by 1965, 25 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 580 girls born in 1940 were named Priscilla (0.17%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,896 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
- 14.8% of all girls named Priscilla (18,125) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 375 | #296 (1882) | #324 |
| 1890s | 589 | #343 (1897) | #366 |
| 1900s | 937 | #321 (1907) | #348 |
| 1910s | 3,378 | #269 (1919) | #300 |
| 1920s | 8,084 | #211 (1927) | #227 |
| 1930s | 8,538 | #148 (1939) | #211 |
| 1940s | 18,125 | #127 (1940) | #148 |
| 1950s | 14,241 | #169 (1950) | #211 |
| 1960s | 10,338 | #252 (1963) | #278 |
| 1970s | 9,114 | #209 (1979) | #281 |
| 1980s | 16,006 | #156 (1988) | #173 |
| 1990s | 14,493 | #167 (1990) | #210 |
| 2000s | 9,599 | #273 (2000) | #339 |
| 2010s | 6,073 | #476 (2016) | #512 |
| 2020s | 2,906 | #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 1952
Top girls' names in 1952
Top boys' names in 1952
More about 1952
girls
1,854,335 girls got a published name in 1952; 1 in 1,199 of them was named Priscilla, which outranked 97.0% of the 6,389 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,943,633 boys got a published name in 1952; 1 in 388,727 of them was named Priscilla, which outranked 12.3% of the 4,257 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 523 names at #3,734; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.