How Many People Are Named Priscillia?
An estimated 332 people in the United States have the first name Priscillia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Priscillia peaked in popularity in 1957 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Priscillia 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 Priscillia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
332
About 1 in 1,032,393 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1957
14 births
Total Registered
438
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Priscillia
Priscillia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 438 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Priscillia as a female name
Ranked #17,025 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 1957 (14 births)
Priscillia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Priscillia span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 82 babies were registered. Priscillia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Priscillia by Decade
How has Priscillia 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.
Priscillia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Priscillia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Priscillia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Priscillia?
We estimate approximately 332 people named Priscillia 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 1,032,393 Americans share this first name.
Is Priscillia a common name?
Priscillia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 438 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Priscillia most popular?
Priscillia reached peak popularity in 1957, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Priscillia is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Priscillia a female name?
Priscillia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Priscillia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Priscillia Smith, Priscillia Johnson, Priscillia 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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