How Many People Are Named Priscella?
An estimated 843 people in the United States have the first name Priscella. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Priscella peaked in popularity in 1980 with 33 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Priscella 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 Priscella paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
843
About 1 in 406,589 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1980
33 births
Total Registered
1,031
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Priscella
Priscella is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,031 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Priscella as a female name
Ranked #17,055 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1980 (33 births)
Priscella: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Priscella span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 216 babies were registered. Priscella has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Priscella by Decade
How has Priscella 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.
Priscella by State
Birth registrations for Priscella span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Arkansas. The lowest are in Arkansas, Texas, California. On average, about 50 Priscellas were registered per state.
Priscella + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Priscella as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Priscella: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Priscella?
We estimate approximately 843 people named Priscella 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 406,589 Americans share this first name.
Is Priscella a common name?
Priscella is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,031 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Priscella most popular?
Priscella reached peak popularity in 1980, when 33 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Priscella is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Priscella a female name?
Priscella is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Priscella Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Priscella Smith, Priscella Johnson, Priscella 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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