How Many People Are Named Prescilla?
An estimated 789 people in the United States have the first name Prescilla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Prescilla peaked in popularity in 1991 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Prescilla 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 Prescilla paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
789
About 1 in 434,416 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1991
28 births
Total Registered
1,037
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Prescilla
Prescilla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,037 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Prescilla as a female name
Ranked #14,488 in 2011
7 female births in 2011
Peak: 1991 (28 births)
Prescilla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Prescilla span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 193 babies were registered. Prescilla has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Prescilla by Decade
How has Prescilla 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.
Prescilla by State
Birth registrations for Prescilla span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New Mexico, California, Texas. The lowest are in Georgia, Texas, California. On average, about 81 Prescillas were registered per state.
Prescilla + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Prescilla as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Prescilla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Prescilla?
We estimate approximately 789 people named Prescilla 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 434,416 Americans share this first name.
Is Prescilla a common name?
Prescilla is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,037 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Prescilla most popular?
Prescilla reached peak popularity in 1991, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Prescilla is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Prescilla a female name?
Prescilla is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Prescilla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Prescilla Smith, Prescilla Johnson, Prescilla 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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