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

Popularity by State (2024)

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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