Priscilla

Priscilla

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Italian

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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2006 with 39 babies (rank #793 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. 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.

527

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	24	#903
1997	30	#785
1998	20	#1,065
1999	25	#888
2000	23	#958
2001	19	#1,096
2002	34	#759
2003	18	#1,256
2004	29	#924
2005	31	#910
2006	39	#793
2007	34	#917
2008	20	#1,430
2009	23	#1,318
2010	27	#1,210
2011	22	#1,420
2012	19	#1,635
2013	17	#1,758
2014	29	#1,195
2015	22	#1,487
2016	22	#1,502

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#903

1997

#785

1998

#1,065

1999

#888

2000

#958

2001

#1,096

2002

#759

2003

#1,256

2004

#924

2005

#910

2006

#793

2007

#917

2008

#1,430

2009

#1,318

2010

#1,210

2011

#1,420

2012

#1,635

2013

#1,758

2014

#1,195

2015

#1,487

2016

#1,502

Meaning

Numerology of Priscilla

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Priscilla

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Year-by-Year Detail