girl's name

Priscella

prih-SEL-uh (English)

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 9
  • Births on record 1,036

Priscella is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2024 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

  • Peaked in 1980, when 33 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1922.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Priscella Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.

216
'20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Priscella by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1920s 26
1930s 28
1940s 109
1950s 90
1960s 128
1970s 140
1980s 216
1990s 156
2000s 91
2010s 42
2020s (to 2025) 5

How Popular Is Priscella?

In 2024, Priscella was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Where Priscella Is Used

France #5,975 5 in 2005
United States #17,316 5 in 2024

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.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names That Peaked Alongside Priscella

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

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

How to Say Priscella

  • English prih-SEL-uh

Sibling Names for Priscella

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Priscella — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Priscella

How popular is the name Priscella?

In 2024, Priscella was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

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

Priscella is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Priscella?

Priscella has 3 syllables.

When was Priscella most popular?

Priscella peaked in 1980, when 33 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.