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Drusilla

Feminine diminutive of the Roman family name Drusus.

PronunciationEnglish /dɹu.ˈsɪl.ə/
Usage languagesAncient Roman, Biblical, Biblical Latin, English, Italian
US rank (2025)#10,917

Meaning and history

Feminine diminutive of the Roman family name Drusus; in the Acts of the New Testament, Drusilla is the wife of Felix.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: no US SSA record for this spelling
2007: 7 births, rank #13,924
2008: no US SSA record for this spelling
2009: 6 births, rank #15,242
2010: 8 births, rank #12,276
20112011: no US SSA record for this spelling
2012: 6 births, rank #14,962
2013: no US SSA record for this spelling
2014: 5 births, rank #16,513
2015: 6 births, rank #14,482
20162016: 6 births, rank #14,331
2017: no US SSA record for this spelling
2018: no US SSA record for this spelling
2019: 6 births, rank #13,799
2020: 11 births, rank #8,953
20212021: 9 births, rank #10,292
2022: no US SSA record for this spelling
2023: 8 births, rank #11,169
2024: 7 births, rank #12,161
20252025: 8 births, rank #10,917

Drusilla moved from #928 to #959 for girls between 1912 and 1914. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 38.