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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201960peak #127, 1940girls
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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 1960

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Priscilla, so not publishedAKMaine: #161 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 829 girlsMEVermont: #162 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 720 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #190 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,097 girlsNHWashington: #459 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,039 girlsWAIdaho: 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: #372 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,874 girlsMNIllinois: #358 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 3,075 girlsILWisconsin: #378 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,493 girlsWIMichigan: #303 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 2,324 girlsMINew York: #260 for girls · 102 births · 1 in 1,644 girlsNYMassachusetts: #185 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 1,198 girlsMARhode Island: #153 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 817 girlsRIOregon: #353 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,695 girlsORNevada: 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: #373 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,358 girlsINOhio: #286 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 2,337 girlsOHPennsylvania: #297 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 2,376 girlsPANew Jersey: #246 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,752 girlsNJConnecticut: #140 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 724 girlsCTCalifornia: #289 for girls · 101 births · 1 in 1,709 girlsCAUtah: #352 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,133 girlsUTColorado: #320 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,954 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Priscilla, so not publishedNEMissouri: #304 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,486 girlsMOKentucky: #242 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,524 girlsKYWest Virginia: #287 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,175 girlsWVVirginia: #178 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 971 girlsVAMaryland: #204 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,206 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Priscilla, so not publishedDEArizona: #191 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 757 girlsAZNew Mexico: #114 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 399 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Priscilla, so not publishedKSArkansas: #305 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,977 girlsARTennessee: #259 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,820 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #171 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 899 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #115 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 521 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #211 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,100 girlsDCOklahoma: #246 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,398 girlsOKLouisiana: #208 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,142 girlsLAMississippi: #223 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,207 girlsMSAlabama: #191 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 992 girlsALGeorgia: #156 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 696 girlsGAHawaii: #278 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,201 girlsHITexas: #260 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 1,417 girlsTXFlorida: #171 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 838 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#114 · 1 in 399
  2. South Carolina#115 · 1 in 521
  3. Connecticut#140 · 1 in 724
  4. Rhode Island#153 · 1 in 817
  5. Georgia#156 · 1 in 696

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#114311 in 399
South Carolina#115501 in 521
Connecticut#140341 in 724
Rhode Island#153101 in 817
Georgia#156641 in 696
Maine#161121 in 829
Vermont#16251 in 720
Florida#171601 in 838
North Carolina#171541 in 899
Virginia#178411 in 971
Massachusetts#185441 in 1,198
New Hampshire#19051 in 1,097
Alabama#191351 in 992
Arizona#191201 in 757
Maryland#204251 in 1,206
Louisiana#208341 in 1,142
District of Columbia#211121 in 1,100
Mississippi#223211 in 1,207
Kentucky#242211 in 1,524
New Jersey#246331 in 1,752
Oklahoma#246151 in 1,398
Tennessee#259201 in 1,820
New York#2601021 in 1,644
Texas#260801 in 1,417
Hawaii#27851 in 1,201
Ohio#286451 in 2,337
West Virginia#28781 in 2,175
California#2891011 in 1,709
Pennsylvania#297471 in 2,376
Michigan#303381 in 2,324
Missouri#304181 in 2,486
Arkansas#30591 in 1,977
Colorado#320101 in 1,954
Utah#35251 in 2,133
Oregon#35361 in 2,695
Illinois#358351 in 3,075
Minnesota#372101 in 3,874
Indiana#373151 in 3,358
Wisconsin#378101 in 4,493
Washington#45971 in 4,039
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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 1960

girls
#252
1,215 births · 1 in 1,664 girls
boys
#3,077
8 births · 1 in 266,540 boys

Top girls' names in 1960

  1. #1Mary51,472
  2. #2Susan39,208
  3. #3Linda37,316
  4. #4Karen36,378
  5. #5Donna34,138
  6. #6Lisa33,693
  7. #7Patricia32,113
  8. #8Debra26,732
  9. #9Cynthia26,706
  10. #10Deborah25,266
  11. #252Priscilla1,215

Top boys' names in 1960

  1. #1David85,929
  2. #2Michael84,153
  3. #3James76,815
  4. #4John76,096
  5. #5Robert72,357
  6. #6Mark58,727
  7. #7William49,361
  8. #8Richard43,553
  9. #9Thomas39,278
  10. #10Steven33,878
  11. #3,077Priscilla8
More about 1960

girls

2,021,941 girls got a published name in 1960; 1 in 1,664 of them was named Priscilla, which outranked 96.6% of the 7,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Priscilla
  1. #249Stacey1,228
  2. #250Robyn1,226
  3. #251Emily1,225
  4. #252Priscilla1,215
  5. #253Lynette1,213
  6. #254Caroline1,210
  7. #255Susie1,205
Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,798Lisha#2,395 → #597
  2. ↑ 1,223Elana#2,108 → #885
  3. ↑ 667Leisha#1,537 → #870
  4. ↑ 513Misty#1,214 → #701
  5. ↑ 462Loriann#1,396 → #934
Fallers
  1. ↓ 421Taryn#771 → #1,192
  2. ↓ 335Cheryll#993 → #1,328
  3. ↓ 305Marilynn#724 → #1,029
  4. ↓ 304Drema#997 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 258Merrie#978 → #1,236

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

boys

2,132,320 boys got a published name in 1960; 1 in 266,540 of them was named Priscilla, which outranked 33.1% of the 4,598 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Priscilla
  1. #2,871Wilfrid9
  2. #2,871Williard9
  3. #2,871Zyndall9
  4. #3,077Priscilla8
  5. #3,077Adrien8
  6. #3,077Agustine8
  7. #3,077Aidan8
  8. #3,337Adin7
  9. #3,337Adonis7
  10. #3,337Adrienne7

Tied with 259 names at #3,077; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,061Stephon#3,988 → #927
  2. ↑ 1,039Kennedy#1,759 → #720
  3. ↑ 489Darryle#1,416 → #927
  4. ↑ 379Garret#1,360 → #981
  5. ↑ 373Darryll#1,324 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 333Grayling#987 → #1,320
  2. ↓ 327Lucious#946 → #1,273
  3. ↓ 274Brion#919 → #1,193
  4. ↓ 261Gail#747 → #1,008
  5. ↓ 254Delton#939 → #1,193

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

See the top 100 for 1960 →