Priscilla

“Ancient; old-fashioned” — Latin origin

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

Priscilla has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #127 (1940) · 122,796 babies named Priscilla all-time · 1 in 2,900 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 4,500 girls in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 5,100 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 5,300 girls in Ireland (2025).

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

Famous Priscillas

Priscilla Presley — American actress and businesswoman
Priscilla Chan — American pediatrician and philanthropist
Priscilla Cooper Tyler — First Lady of The United States from 1842 to 1844
Priscilla Lane — American actress (1915–1995)
Priscilla Pointer — American actress (1924–2025)

In stories & tradition

Priscilla Dupont — Wizarding World Digital
Priscilla Mullins — The Courtship of Miles Standish
Priscilla Molesworth — Die zwei Cousinen

What Priscillas become

Among 349 notable people named Priscilla:

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

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