Meaning of the namePrisila
- Female
- Pri-si-la
Prisila is a female name spelled like Priscila without the C; the origin of this spelling is not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 847 people named Prisila, the 9,266th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 32, and the largest group was born in the 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.
Meaning
The meaning of Prisila is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 847
- Rank in Brazil
- #9,266
- Median age
- 32 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,606
- people
Prisila in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Prisila, 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 (371 people).
841 women 0 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 Prisila is most common
States with the highest share of people named Prisila in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 187 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 92 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 78 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 75 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 69 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 67 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 55 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 38 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 26 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 21 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 20 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 17 | 0.000% |
| Rondônia | 17 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Prisila
Behind the Name explains Priscilla as a Roman name, a diminutive of Prisca, and gives Priscila as the Portuguese form. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) relates Priscila to the Latin Priscianu-, feminine of Priscus, 'ancient', citing Machado (1981), and lists Priscyla, Pryscila and Pryscyla as spelling variants. Prisila is not among them, and the origin of this spelling is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 847 people named Prisila, almost always women, with a median age of 32.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Priscilla · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Priscila · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Prisila
What does the name Prisila mean?
The meaning of Prisila is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Prisila in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 847 people with the first name Prisila, which ranks it number 9,266 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Prisila a boy's or a girl's name?
Prisila is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 841 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Prisila most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.000% of the state's population is named Prisila (187 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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