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In the United States 0 5 10 15 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Peak 2014 per 100,000 babies of that sex 3,123 babies given this name since 1990 At its height in 2014, about 1 in 7,700 girls 171 babies in 2020 Names worth a look Priscilla Girl Latin, a diminutive of Prisca, from priscus 'ancient, old'. Biblical · peak 1940 Preston Boy From an English surname and place name, Old English preost 'priest' and tun 'settlement'. Victorian · peak 2007 Percy Boy From the Norman surname Percy, from a place name in Normandy. Victorian · peak 1882 Presley Girl From an English surname, a variant of Priestley, from Old English preost 'priest' and leah 'clearing'. Modern · peak 2014 Precious Girl The English word meaning 'of great value', from Latin pretiosus. Modern · peak 1998 · forgotten Percival Boy From Old French Perceval, Arthurian; folk 'pierce the valley' etymology is unproven. Middle Ages · peak 1881 · forgotten Persis Girl Greek, 'Persian woman'. Biblical · forgotten Prosper Boy Latin prosper 'fortunate, successful'. Rome · forgotten Where this comes from United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.