How Many People Are Named Prisilla?
An estimated 616 people in the United States have the first name Prisilla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Prisilla peaked in popularity in 2002 with 29 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Prisilla 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 Prisilla paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
616
About 1 in 556,419 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
2002
29 births
Total Registered
640
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Prisilla
Prisilla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 640 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Prisilla as a female name
Ranked #18,498 in 2015
5 female births in 2015
Peak: 2002 (29 births)
Prisilla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Prisilla span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 208 babies were registered. Prisilla has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Prisilla by Decade
How has Prisilla 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.
Prisilla by State
Prisilla + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Prisilla as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Prisilla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Prisilla?
We estimate approximately 616 people named Prisilla 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 556,419 Americans share this first name.
Is Prisilla a common name?
Prisilla is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 640 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Prisilla most popular?
Prisilla reached peak popularity in 2002, when 29 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Prisilla is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Prisilla a female name?
Prisilla is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Prisilla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Prisilla Smith, Prisilla Johnson, Prisilla 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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