How Many People Are Named Priscilla Lane?

There are approximately 36 people named Priscilla Lane living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 9,520,954 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Priscilla with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Lane. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 9,520,954 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Priscilla

Last Name

Lane

Priscilla: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Priscilla. The peak year was 1942 with 1,998 births. The average person named Priscilla today is 46 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Priscilla

In the 2020 Census, the first name Priscilla was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (39.38%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (36.95%) and Black (14.90%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Priscilla in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Priscilla rose or fell over time.

White

39.38%

Black

14.90%

Hispanic

36.95%

Asian/Pacific Islander

5.47%

American Indian/Alaska Native

1.17%

Two or More Races

2.12%

Ancestry of the Lane Surname

The surname Lane was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Lane in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

73.84%

Black

16.72%

Hispanic

3.40%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.78%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.92%

Two or More Races

4.34%

How we calculated this

The first name "Priscilla" has an estimated frequency of 0.0244% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Lane" appears at a rate of 43.37 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Priscilla are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 36 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Priscilla

Priscilla Smith Priscilla Johnson Priscilla Williams Priscilla Brown Priscilla Jones Priscilla Garcia Priscilla Barnes

Other people with the surname Lane

Michael Lane James Lane John Lane David Lane Robert Lane William Lane Joshua Lane Linda Lane

Priscilla Lane: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Priscilla Lane?

We estimate approximately 36 people named Priscilla Lane are alive in the United States today. The first name Priscilla is shared by 83,583 Americans, and the surname Lane is shared by 148,636.

How rare is the name Priscilla Lane?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 9,520,954 Americans. The first name Priscilla is uncommon and the surname Lane is common.

Is Priscilla a male or female name?

Priscilla is predominantly female, with 0.2% of bearers being male and 99.8% female. It peaked in popularity in 1942 and the average bearer today is 46 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Priscilla?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Priscilla was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (39.38%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (36.95%) and Black (14.90%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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