How Many People Are Named Priscila?
An estimated 4,711 people in the United States have the first name Priscila. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Priscila peaked in popularity in 2002 with 257 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Priscila 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 Priscila paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,711
About 1 in 72,756 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2002
257 births
Total Registered
4,811
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Priscila
Priscila is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,811 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Priscila as a female name
Ranked #2,571 in 2024
69 female births in 2024
Peak: 2002 (257 births)
Priscila: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Priscila span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 2,004 babies were registered. Priscila has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Priscila by Decade
How has Priscila 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.
Priscila by State
Birth registrations for Priscila span all 22 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Utah, Tennessee. On average, about 150 Priscilas were registered per state.
Priscila + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Priscila as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Priscila: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Priscila?
We estimate approximately 4,711 people named Priscila 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 72,756 Americans share this first name.
Is Priscila a common name?
Priscila is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,811 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Priscila most popular?
Priscila reached peak popularity in 2002, when 257 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Priscila is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Priscila a female name?
Priscila is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Priscila Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Priscila Smith, Priscila Johnson, Priscila 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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