Girl
Priscilla
Priscilla is a girl's name meaning "ancient, venerable". It has cooled since its 1940s peak, though it is still chosen today. As things stand now, it is a solidly familiar choice. It has appeared in U.S. birth records in nearly every decade since 1900, a genuinely long run.
LatinLatin "prisca"
EtymologyMeaning "ancient, venerable"
Births by decade
1900s
937
1910s
3,378
1920s
8,095
1930s
8,550
1940s
18,162
1950s
14,257
1960s
10,360
1970s
9,140
1980s
16,083
1990s
14,526
2000s
9,589
2010s
5,028
Peaked in the 1940s · 118,105 total U.S. births since 1900