Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Priscilla

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Priscilla
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1942

Peak rank proxy

1,988

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Silent Generation

1880Peak 19422024

Peak year

1942

Decline from peak

75.7%

2024

484

All-time

122,234

Priscilla has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1942, when 1,988 girls were named Priscilla.

In 2024, only 484 girls were given the name.

Down 75.7% from its peak.

All told, about 122,234 Americans have been named Priscilla and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationSilent Generation

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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