How Many People Are Named Pricila?
An estimated 1,101 people in the United States have the first name Pricila. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Pricila peaked in popularity in 2002 with 82 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Pricila 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 Pricila paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,101
About 1 in 311,312 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2002
82 births
Total Registered
1,124
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Pricila
Pricila is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,124 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Pricila as a female name
Ranked #14,884 in 2022
6 female births in 2022
Peak: 2002 (82 births)
Pricila: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Pricila span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 659 babies were registered. Pricila has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Pricila by Decade
How has Pricila 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.
Pricila by State
Birth registrations for Pricila span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Arizona. The lowest are in Florida, Nevada, Illinois. On average, about 84 Pricilas were registered per state.
Pricila + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Pricila as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Pricila: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Pricila?
We estimate approximately 1,101 people named Pricila 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 311,312 Americans share this first name.
Is Pricila a common name?
Pricila is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,124 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Pricila most popular?
Pricila reached peak popularity in 2002, when 82 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Pricila is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Pricila a female name?
Pricila is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Pricila Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Pricila Smith, Pricila Johnson, Pricila 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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