Priscilla Barnes
There are approximately 58 people named Priscilla Barnes living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 5,909,558 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Priscilla with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Barnes. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
58
1 in 5,909,558
Named Priscilla
84K
Alive today
Named Barnes
237K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 84K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1942
Average age: 46
Top Census group: White (39.4%)
Estimated bearers: 237K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #116
Per 100K: 69.06
Top ancestry: White (61.8%)
First name trend
Priscilla: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Priscilla. The peak year was 1942 with 1,998 births. The average person named Priscilla today is 46 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Priscilla
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Priscilla, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 39.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Priscilla described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Priscilla at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White39.4% · 34,620
- Hispanic or Latino37.0% · 32,484
- Black or African American14.9% · 13,101
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.5% · 4,812
- Two or more races2.1% · 1,860
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.2% · 1,028
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Barnes surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Barnes, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 61.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Barnes described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Barnes at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White61.8% · 127,493
- Black or African American28.9% · 59,679
- Two or more races4.6% · 9,569
- Hispanic or Latino3.3% · 6,891
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 1,505
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 1,294
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Priscilla has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0244% of the US population, based on 83,583 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Priscilla right now.
The surname Barnes appears at a rate of 69.06 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0691%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 58 people with the full name Priscilla Barnes. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Priscilla Barnes: questions and answers
How many people are named Priscilla Barnes?
We estimate approximately 58 people in the United States share the full name Priscilla Barnes. That works out to about 1 in 5,909,558 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0244%) with the surname frequency (69.06 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Priscilla Barnes?
We classify Priscilla Barnes as "Very Rare". About 1 in 5,909,558 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Priscilla a male or female name?
Priscilla is predominantly female. Out of 122,478 total SSA registrations, 0.2% were male and 99.8% were female. See the full Priscilla profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people are named Priscilla Barnes?
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