How Many People Are Named Prissy?
An estimated 22 people in the United States have the first name Prissy. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 64 years old, and Prissy peaked in popularity in 1959 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Prissy 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 Prissy paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Prissy is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
22
About 1 in 15,579,743 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
64
years old
Peak Year
1959
7 births
Total Registered
28
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Prissy
Prissy is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 28 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Prissy as a female name
Ranked #7,873 in 1968
5 female births in 1968
Peak: 1959 (7 births)
Prissy: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Prissy span from the 1950s to the 1960s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 16 babies were registered. Prissy remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Prissy by Decade
How has Prissy 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.
Prissy by State
Prissy + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Prissy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Prissy
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Prissy: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Prissy?
We estimate approximately 22 people named Prissy 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 15,579,743 Americans share this first name.
Is Prissy a common name?
Prissy is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 41.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 28 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Prissy most popular?
Prissy reached peak popularity in 1959, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Prissy is approximately 64 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Prissy a female name?
Prissy is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Prissy Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Prissy Smith, Prissy Johnson, Prissy 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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