Name Legacy

Prescilla

Recorded 1919–2011 · United States

Prescilla was most popular in 1991, when 28 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,965 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,037 people named Prescilla.

Most popular in1991
Rank that year#5,965
Births that year28
Total since 18801,037
Given to100% girls

Prescilla over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Prescilla’s peak in 1991. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Prescilla a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Prescilla is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,037 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.

Names that peaked alongside Prescilla

Where Prescilla is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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