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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Prescilla

Prescilla was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1940, when it ranked 2084th; the most babies were born in 1991 (28). More babies were named Prescilla in the 1990s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
199128 babies
Total since 1880
1,037babies recorded

Prescilla popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010#14,6157
2000#10,5329
1990#5,00719
1980#5,15714
1970#4,42313
1960#4,38510
1950#2,87014
1940#2,08416
1930#5,1065
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Prescilla, counting every spelling?

Prescilla has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Prescilla?

About 800 people born in the US named Prescilla are alive today, with a median age of 43; half are between 32 and 64. That makes Prescilla mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Prescilla by state

How common Prescilla was among girls born in each state in 1989–1993, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.7×). In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesCA0.04Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesTX0.03Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Prescilla, girls, 1989–1993. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Prescilla: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Prescilla, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Prescilla

How popular is the name Prescilla?

Prescilla was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1940, when it ranked 2084th; the most babies were born in 1991 (28). More babies were named Prescilla in the 1990s than in any other decade.

Is Prescilla a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,037 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Prescilla most popular?

In 1989–1993, Prescilla was most common in California (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.