How Many People Are Named Prisila?
An estimated 773 people in the United States have the first name Prisila. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Prisila peaked in popularity in 2002 with 62 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Prisila 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 Prisila paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
773
About 1 in 443,408 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2002
62 births
Total Registered
787
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Prisila
Prisila is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 787 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Prisila as a female name
Ranked #16,955 in 2020
5 female births in 2020
Peak: 2002 (62 births)
Prisila: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Prisila span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 458 babies were registered. Prisila has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Prisila by Decade
How has Prisila 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.
Prisila by State
Birth registrations for Prisila span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Arizona. The lowest are in Nevada, Illinois, Arizona. On average, about 71 Prisilas were registered per state.
Prisila + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Prisila as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Prisila: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Prisila?
We estimate approximately 773 people named Prisila 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 443,408 Americans share this first name.
Is Prisila a common name?
Prisila is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 787 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Prisila most popular?
Prisila reached peak popularity in 2002, when 62 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Prisila is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Prisila a female name?
Prisila is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Prisila Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Prisila Smith, Prisila Johnson, Prisila 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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