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Baby name
Priscilla
Girl
Origin of the name
Priscilla comes from the Latin Priscilla, a pet form of Prisca, from priscus, “ancient.”
Classic name
122,796births since 1880
1940sgeneration
No. 135rank at its peak, in 1942
Where babies named Priscilla are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Priscilla is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Priscilla is most common in Maine (3.5 times), New Mexico (3.1) and New Hampshire (2.9), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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