Precious is a girl's name of English origin meaning “of great worth.” In 2024 it was given to 69 girls in the United States.
Precious belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “of great worth” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Precious first appears in Social Security records in 1897. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #377 in 1996, and in 2024 69 babies received the name — 19,342 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Precious means “of great worth” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Precious is a girl name. In 2024, 69 babies received the name in the US.
Precious comes from the English & American tradition.
Precious first appears in US records in 1897. Its best-ever ranking was #377 in 1996, and 69 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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