Priscilla

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Priscilla is an English female given name adopted from Latin Prisca, derived from priscus. The name first appears in the New Testament either as Priscilla or Prisca, a female leader in early Christianity.

From Wikipedia

Priscilla first appears in the data in 1999 and has been recorded in 22 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2005 with 78 babies (rank #270 that year). In 2024 it was given to 24 girls (rank #520). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Priscilla

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Priscilla yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

992

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Priscilla

Priscilla Presleyfilm actor · b. 1945
Priscilla Cooper Tyleractor · b. 1816
Priscilla Chanpediatrician · b. 1985
Priscilla Lanefilm actor · b. 1915
Priscilla Pointerfilm actor · b. 1924

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1999	59	#321
2000	48	#371
2001	50	#355
2002	39	#419
2003	37	#432
2004	55	#348
2005	78	#270
2006	55	#349
2007	51	#365
2008	62	#331
2009	48	#402
2010	50	#395
2011	43	#430
2012	44	#411
2013	44	#401
2014	35	#463
2015	38	#433
2016	43	#403
2017	49	#369
2022	22	#573
2023	18	#652
2024	24	#520