NameTides

Precious

Precious was the #3,130 girls' name in the US in 2025 (51 babies), and #1,229 in England & Wales and #1,974 in Canada.

Precious as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Precious as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020IrelandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Precious as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#3,130 (51)#1,229 (26)——#885 (3)#1,974 (11)
2024#2,559 (69)#1,262 (26)#638 (4)——#1,617 (14)
2023#2,517 (70)#1,108 (30)———#1,419 (16)
2022#2,174 (87)#1,416 (22)——#559 (6)#1,166 (21)
2021#2,212 (84)#1,195 (28)——#764 (4)#1,286 (19)
2020#2,823 (58)#1,044 (32)——#700 (4)#971 (27)
2019#2,090 (90)#920 (39)#765 (3)——#1,231 (20)
2018#1,799 (113)#1,083 (32)———#1,062 (24)
2017#1,842 (111)#733 (55)———#949 (28)
2016#1,875 (109)#837 (45)——#661 (5)#1,075 (24)
2015#1,636 (131)#696 (58)——#896 (3)#983 (26)
2014#1,617 (133)#629 (64)———#948 (28)
2013#1,514 (145)#616 (66)——#587 (6)#846 (32)
2012#1,452 (157)#536 (79)#580 (5)—#612 (6)#904 (29)
2011#1,204 (199)#534 (78)#579 (5)—#510 (8)#821 (33)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1998 at #381.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1897.
  • In 2023, 92% of US babies named Precious were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 31,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 31,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 9,700uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 7,000uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 14,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Precious is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 32,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 27,000 to 1 in 39,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Precious by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,636TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Precious (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
PreciousCanadaGirls#1,97411
PreciousEngland & WalesGirls#1,22926
PreciousEngland & WalesBoys#4,2754
PreciousIrelandGirls#8853
PreciousIrelandBoys—too few
PreciousNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
PreciousNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
PreciousScotlandGirls—too few
PreciousUSGirls#3,13051
PreciousUSBoys—too few