Given name
Prisca
“ancient”·“from an ancient family”
Prisca is used as a given name. Interpretations include “ancient” and “from an ancient family” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Original LatinPriscilla
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “ancient” and “from an ancient family” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1959. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Prisca appears in 2 Timothy 4:19, Acts 18:12, Romans 16:3.
- 2 Timothy 4:19
- Acts 18:12
- Romans 16:3
From biblical name research
Prisca through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 479
- 0 boys · 479 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 14
- #7,806 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +8%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,806 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 8.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,374 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.
Prisca’s family of names
Prisca has a related form in Piroska. In German usage, Prisca has a related form in Priska. In Spanish usage, Prisca has a conventional equivalent in the German form Priska.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Prisca
- Prisca Awiti AlcarazMexican-British judokaborn 1996
- Prisca SteineggerSwiss footballerborn 1977
- Prisca ThevenotFrench politicianborn 1985
- Prisca ChesangUgandan long-distance runnerborn 2003
- Prisca Emeafuassociation football playerborn 1972
- Prisca Birrer-HeimoSwiss politicianborn 1959
- Priscah Mupfumiraformer Zimbabwean politician and minister of Public Service, Labour & Social Welfer. Former minister of Leisure and Tourism of the Republic of Zimbabwe
- Prisca ChilufyaZambian footballerborn 1999
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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