girl's name

Precilia

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 8
  • Births on record 748

Precilia is a girl's name. In 2015 it was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in France in 1994, when 60 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1973.

Precilia over time

Births per decade in France, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2015, not a full ten years. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2015, not a full ten years.

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'70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Precilia by decade in France
Decade Births
1970s 10
1980s 150
1990s 385
2000s 155
2010s (to 2015) 40
2020s (to 2015) 5

How popular is Precilia?

In 2015, Precilia was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Precilia is used

England & Wales #4,661 3 in 2003
France as Précilia #5,097 5 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

How Precilia is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Précilia Précilia is a rare spelling of Precilia, written with an acute accent and recorded about 100 times, mostly in France. 100

Names that peaked alongside Precilia

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Precilia also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Precilia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Precilia

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Precilia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Precilia

How popular is the name Precilia?

In 2015, Precilia was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Precilia a girl's or a boy's name?

Precilia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Precilia most popular?

Precilia peaked in 1994, when 60 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.

Is Precilia a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Precilia currently ranks #5,097 in France. It has largely dropped out of use. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.