Girl name
Priscilla
Priscilla holds the #544 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 555 newborn girls in a single year. After peaking all the way back in 1940, Priscilla is staging a comeback — its rank has improved for at least three years in a row. Its strongest year on record was 1940 (#127 nationally, 1,970 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Nevada (#264 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#544
among girl names
Trend
Comeback
last 5 years
All-time peak
#127
in 1940 (1940s)
Babies in 2025
555
girls named Priscilla
Priscilla popularity, 1880–2025
Where Priscilla is most popular
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Nevada (#264), Arkansas (#335), Arizona (#306)
Uniqueness score
41/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind
Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Priscilla in the most recent year of SSA data.