Meaning of the namePriscilla
- Female
- Latin origin
- Pris-cil-la
- Biblical name
Priscilla is a spelling of the name Priscila, which means “feminine diminutive of the Roman cognomen Priscus, 'ancient'”.
Meaning
“feminine diminutive of the Roman cognomen Priscus, 'ancient'”
Meaning of the name Priscila, of which Priscilla is a spelling.
Source: Wiktionary: Priscilla · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Priscila
- People (2022)
- 14,868
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,297
- Median age
- 35 years
- 2010 Census
- 9,035
- people
Priscilla in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Priscilla, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (7,757 people).
14,830 women 38 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Priscilla is most common
States with the highest share of people named Priscilla in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Distrito Federal 0.017%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.016%
- Goiás 0.009%
- São Paulo 0.009%
- Minas Gerais 0.009%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 4,032 | 0.009% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,630 | 0.016% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,764 | 0.009% |
| Paraná | 696 | 0.006% |
| Goiás | 661 | 0.009% |
| Pernambuco | 620 | 0.007% |
| Santa Catarina | 514 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 493 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 490 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 483 | 0.017% |
| Paraíba | 314 | 0.008% |
| Espírito Santo | 310 | 0.008% |
| Ceará | 295 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 238 | 0.007% |
| Pará | 205 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 187 | 0.007% |
| Maranhão | 162 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 157 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 152 | 0.005% |
| Amazonas | 132 | 0.003% |
| Sergipe | 120 | 0.005% |
| Piauí | 69 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 61 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 26 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 22 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 20 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 15 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Priscilla
It keeps the double L of the Latin form Priscilla.
About the name Priscila
Priscila comes from the Latin Priscilla, which Wiktionary explains as a feminine diminutive of the Roman cognomen Priscus, from the Latin priscus, 'ancient, of former times'. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) cites Machado (1981), who links the name to the Latin Priscianu-, feminine of Priscus, literally 'ancient', and Behind the Name describes it as a diminutive of Prisca. In the Acts of the Apostles, in the New Testament, Priscilla, also called Prisca, is one of the early Christians. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 224,785 people named Priscila, with a median age of 33. The name is almost always female, peaked among people born in the 1980s and, proportionally, is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Other spellings of Priscila
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Priscila | 224,785 |
| Priscilla | 14,868 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Priscilla · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Priscila · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Behind the Name: Priscilla · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Priscila · en.wiktionary.org · usage
Questions about the name Priscilla
What does the name Priscilla mean?
Priscilla means “feminine diminutive of the Roman cognomen Priscus, 'ancient'”, according to Wiktionary and Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil. This is the meaning of the name Priscila, of which Priscilla is a spelling.
How many people are named Priscilla in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 14,868 people with the first name Priscilla, which ranks it number 1,297 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Priscilla a boy's or a girl's name?
Priscilla is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 14,830 women and 38 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Priscilla?
Priscilla is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Priscilla most common?
Proportionally, in Distrito Federal: 0.017% of the state's population is named Priscilla (483 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Priscilla?
Priscila. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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