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Precious

Girl #2546 in 2023

Precious is a girl name that appears in U.S. Social Security records.

Popularity of Precious

Popularity, 1897–2023

70 births in 2023

1897 2023

19,273 U.S. births recorded from 1897–2023.

Peak year

2001

746 babies

First recorded

1897

126 years of history

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

From patricia; later also seen as the feminine form of the saint's name Patrick

In the New Testament, Saul, Apostle to the Gentiles and author of fourteen epistles

From Patrick, from Patricius, the name of an early Irish saint

Girl · coinages

Invented by Sir for his pastoral poem '''' (c 1593)

Boy · Ancient Greek

From Peter, from Petrus, from Petrus, from Πέτρος, from t=stone, rock

Boy · Ancient Greek

One of the twelve disciples of Jesus in the Bible; one of the seven deacons

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Meanings and origins are curated from etymological sources. If you spot an error, please let us know.