Druscilla
Drusilla is a female given name.
Meaning & Origin of Druscilla
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Drusilla is a female given name.
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Origin & history
The Story of Druscilla
American parents first put Druscilla on the record books as a baby girl name in 1914, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1947, when 15 Druscillas were born — ranking #2,637 that year. About 27% of every Druscilla on record arrived during the 1950s, its defining decade. Druscilla last appeared in the published SSA data in 1994, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 427 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Druscilla
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Drusilla Beyfus (1927–2026), English journalist and etiquette writer
- Drucilla Roberts Bickford (1925–2024), American politician
- Drusilla Modjeska (born 1946), Australian writer and editor
- Drusilla Wills (1884–1951), British stage and film actress
- Drusilla Wilson (1815–1908), American temperance leader and Quaker pastor
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Names that sound like Druscilla
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About the name Druscilla
Druscilla is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 427 births in the dataset. Druscilla's peak popularity came in 1947 when it ranked #2,637. Use the chart and map above to compare Druscilla's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.