Precious

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Precious is a given name used predominantly for girls. There have been 19,489 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 19,342 as girls and 147 as boys. Precious gained popularity in the 1970s, peaked in 2001 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	69
2023	76
2022	87
2021	84
2020	58
2019	96
2018	113
2017	111
2016	115
2015	136
2014	133
2013	150
2012	157
2011	199
2010	268
2009	372
2008	375
2007	501
2006	534
2005	529
2004	517
2003	558
2002	696
2001	746
2000	648
1999	687
1998	741
1997	639
1996	703
1995	620
1994	638
1993	594
1992	569
1991	574
1990	555
1989	504
1988	533
1987	432
1986	418
1985	377
1984	278
1983	268
1982	271
1981	252
1980	256
1979	188
1978	140
1977	132
1976	88
1975	106
1974	89
1973	72
1972	87
1971	65
1970	59
1969	31
1968	54
1967	38
1966	38
1965	37
1964	31
1963	30
1962	23
1961	23
1960	21
1959	15
1958	20
1957	10
1956	20
1955	18
1954	24
1953	16
1952	8
1951	13
1950	21
1949	29
1948	15
1947	16
1946	10
1945	14
1944	21
1943	16
1942	20
1941	18
1940	9
1939	15
1938	19
1937	15
1936	9
1935	9
1934	12
1933	14
1932	25
1931	12
1930	8
1929	26
1928	16
1927	34
1926	26
1925	28
1924	14
1923	18
1922	24
1921	18
1920	25
1919	29
1918	22
1917	22
1916	17
1915	10
1914	5
1913	7
1911	9
1910	13
1909	5
1908	6
1907	6
1906	9
1905	5
1904	5
1903	6
1902	7
1900	6
1898	5
1897	6