girl's name
Prescilia
- Gender Girl
- Letters 9
- Births on record 1,675
Prescilia is a girl's name. In 2020 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 1993, when 145 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- First appears in birth records in 1976.
Prescilia over time
Births per decade in France, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2020, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 20 |
| 1980s | 320 |
| 1990s | 935 |
| 2000s | 335 |
| 2010s | 60 |
| 2020s (to 2020) | 5 |
How popular is Prescilia?
In 2020, Prescilia was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
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 Prescilia is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Préscilia | Préscilia is a rare spelling of Prescilia, written with an acute accent and recorded about 25 times, mostly in France. | 25 |
Names that peaked alongside Prescilia
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Prescilia also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Prescilia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Prescilia
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Prescilia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Prescilia
Is Prescilia a girl's or a boy's name?
Prescilia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Prescilia most popular?
Prescilia peaked in 1993, when 145 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.