Given name
Priscella
“from an ancient family”
Priscella is a variant of Priscilla. In Latin use, Priscilla carries the interpretation “from an ancient family.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Priscella 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 1922. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Priscella through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,031
- 0 boys · 1,031 girls
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 33 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 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 33 in 1980. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 694 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.
Priscella’s family of names
Priscella has a related form in Priscilla.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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