Priscila comes from the Latin / Spanish tradition, meaning Ancient, venerable, old-fashioned.
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How popular is Priscila?
2002peak year
Today, Priscila is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #2254), with only about 84 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2002, 257 babies were given the name (ranked #881 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2000s. Priscila's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 4,811 babies have been registered as Priscila since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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