Priscilla

Meaning: Ancient
Origin: Latin — From the Roman family name Priscus

Girl's name · #544 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Priscilla holds its lane: charted since 1880 and rarely far from where it stands today (#544 in 2025). About 123,000 girls have carried it along the way. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

See where Priscilla is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 32 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Priscilla ranks in other countries and regions.

#520 in Italy (2024) · #667 in England & Wales (2025) · #718 in Ireland (2025) · #780 in Scotland (2025) · #966 in Canada (2025) · #3,140 in France (2025) · #3,765 in Ecuador (2025) · #2,300 in Sweden (2023) · #1,733 in Austria (2019) · #635 in Poland (2017) · #1,436 in Belgium (2014) · #253 in Puerto Rico (2012) and 1 more.

Famous Priscillas

Priscilla Presley — American businesswoman and actress (born 1945)
Priscilla Chan — American pediatrician and philanthropist (born 1985)
Priscilla Cooper Tyler — First Lady of the United States from 1842 to 1844 (1816–1889)
Priscilla Lane — American actress (1915–1995)
Priscilla Barnes — American actress (born 1953)

In stories & tradition

Priscilla Dupont^ia — Wizarding World Digital
Priscilla Mullins — The Courtship of Miles Standish (book)
Priscilla Molesworth — Die zwei Cousinen (TV series)

What Priscillas become

Among 349 notable people named Priscilla:

Entertainers appear 1.61× more often than among typical names — e.g. Priscilla Presley, American businesswoman and actress (born 1945).

Similar names: Sylvia · Princess · Kyla · Loretta · Rosemary · Virginia

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