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Precilla

Recorded 1911–2010 · United States

Precilla was most popular in 1957, when 29 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,316 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 671 people named Precilla.

Most popular in1957
Rank that year#3,316
Births that year29
Total since 1880671
Given to100% girls

Precilla over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Precilla’s peak in 1957. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Precilla a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Precilla is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 671 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org