Meaning and history
Precious is a name derived from the English word precious, ultimately from Latin pretiosus, itself from pretium, meaning “price” or “worth.” It is most commonly used as a given name in English-speaking Africa.
20062006: 534 births, rank #550
2007: 501 births, rank #600
2008: 375 births, rank #783
2009: 367 births, rank #774
2010: 268 births, rank #955
20112011: 199 births, rank #1,204
2012: 157 births, rank #1,452
2013: 145 births, rank #1,514
2014: 133 births, rank #1,617
2015: 131 births, rank #1,636
20162016: 109 births, rank #1,875
2017: 111 births, rank #1,842
2018: 113 births, rank #1,799
2019: 90 births, rank #2,090
2020: 58 births, rank #2,823
20212021: 84 births, rank #2,212
2022: 87 births, rank #2,174
2023: 70 births, rank #2,517
2024: 69 births, rank #2,559
20252025: 51 births, rank #3,130
Precious moved from #774 to #957 for girls between 2009 and 2010. Its highest annual birth count came in 2001, with 746 births.