How Many People Are Named Precilla?
An estimated 489 people in the United States have the first name Precilla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Precilla peaked in popularity in 1957 with 29 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Precilla as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Precilla paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
489
About 1 in 700,929 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1957
29 births
Total Registered
671
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Precilla
Precilla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 671 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Precilla as a female name
Ranked #16,476 in 2010
6 female births in 2010
Peak: 1957 (29 births)
Precilla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Precilla span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 103 babies were registered. Precilla has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Precilla by Decade
How has Precilla tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Precilla by State
Birth registrations for Precilla span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New Mexico. The lowest are in New Mexico, Texas, California. On average, about 28 Precillas were registered per state.
Precilla + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Precilla as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Precilla
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Precilla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Precilla?
We estimate approximately 489 people named Precilla are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 700,929 Americans share this first name.
Is Precilla a common name?
Precilla is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 671 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Precilla most popular?
Precilla reached peak popularity in 1957, when 29 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Precilla is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Precilla a female name?
Precilla is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Precilla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Precilla Smith, Precilla Johnson, Precilla Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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