Precious

Meaning: Precious, of great worth
Origin: English — From the word precious

Girl's name · #3158 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

Popularity over time

Precious's best rank, #377, came in 1996; it has stepped well back to #3158 today. Roughly 19,000 girls have been named Precious since 1897.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#885 in Ireland (2025) · #1,229 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,974 in Canada (2025) · #2,745 in Italy (2024) · #6,508 in France (2025) · #638 in Scotland (2024) · #2,228 in Sweden (2024) · #3,300 in Austria (2024) · #1,350 in Belgium (2022) · #10,746 in Ecuador (2013) · #341 in New Zealand (2010) · #439 in N. Ireland (2008).

Famous Preciouses

Precious Lunga — Zimbabwean-born epidemiologist (born 1974)
Precious Lara Quigaman — Filipina beauty pageant titleholder (born 1983)
Precious Wilson — Jamaican singer (born 1957)
Precious Moloi-Motsepe — South African fashion entrepreneur (born 1964 or 1962)
Precious Adams — American ballet dancer (born 1950)

In stories & tradition

Precious Ramotswe — The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (book series)
Precious McGuire — Steel Pier (musical stage work)

What Preciouses become

Among 100 notable people named Precious:

Sports figures appear 2.59× more often than among typical names — e.g. Precious Dede, Nigerian footballer (born 1980).

Similar names: Karissa · Presleigh · Cierra · Alanis · Desirae · Princess

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