Prisila
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- prih-SEE-la
- Origin
- Latin
Prisila is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “ancient”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Prisila mean?
Latin: Spanish spelling of Priscila, from Latin Priscilla, a diminutive of Prisca
“ancient”
Priscilla and her husband Aquila were early Christian missionaries and companions of the apostle Paul.
Is Prisila a girl's or a boy's name?
Prisila is a girls' name.
How popular is Prisila in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 62 girls. It first appears in the records in 1978.
Half of all the girls named Prisila in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Prisila in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 16 | #7,368 |
| 2012 | 33 | #4,385 |
| 2011 | 32 | #4,465 |
| 2010 | 23 | #5,769 |
| 2009 | 38 | #4,012 |
| 2008 | 36 | #4,267 |
| 2007 | 51 | #3,289 |
| 2006 | 46 | #3,468 |
| 2005 | 54 | #2,965 |
| 2004 | 40 | #3,627 |
| 2003 | 41 | #3,468 |
| 2002 | 62 | #2,524 |
| 2001 | 56 | #2,659 |
| 2000 | 34 | #3,733 |
| 1999 | 42 | #3,096 |
| 1998 | 42 | #3,012 |
| 1997 | 15 | #6,158 |
| 1996 | 14 | #6,387 |
| 1995 | 17 | #5,434 |
| 1994 | 10 | #8,116 |
| 1993 | 11 | #7,491 |
| 1992 | 14 | #6,307 |
| 1991 | 12 | #6,969 |
| 1990 | 9 | #8,495 |
| 1989 | 7 | #9,675 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #9,748 |
Nicknames for Prisila
- Cilla
Names like Prisila
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Anika, Dayana, Paulina, Priya, Armani, Paloma, Aviva, Radhika, Anaya, Anya, Avani, Divina
Names related to Prisila
More Latin names
Oliver, Olivia, Leo, Roman, Aurora, Emily, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Prisila: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/prisila, updated 20 October 2026.