Given name
Priscillia
“from an ancient family”
In French use, Priscillia has a related form in Priscilla. In Latin use, Priscilla carries the interpretation “from an ancient family.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In French use, Priscillia has a related form in 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 1923. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Priscillia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 438
- 0 boys · 438 girls
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 14 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 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 276 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.
Priscillia’s family of names
In French usage, Priscillia has a related form in Priscilla.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Priscillia
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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