Given name
Precilla
“from an ancient family”
Precilla is a variant of Priscilla. In Latin use, Priscilla carries the interpretation “from an ancient family.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Precilla is a variant of Priscilla. In Latin use, Priscilla carries the interpretation “from an ancient family.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1911. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Precilla through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 671
- 0 boys · 671 girls
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 29 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2010. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 29 in 1957. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 645 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Precilla’s family of names
Precilla has a related form in Priscilla.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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