Andrea vs Precious

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2025, Andrea was ranked #304 and Precious #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2008, Andrea was ranked #311 and Precious #439 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2024, Andrea was ranked #1021 and Precious #1262 among girls in England and Wales.

• England and Wales · Boys

  In 2023, Andrea was ranked #2007 and Precious #4991 among boys in England and Wales.

Andrea and Precious over time

Andrea and Precious appear together in 3 published lists, across 58 years of shared records. Andrea held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Precious in 0.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Andrea reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Precious in 1. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

List by list

• England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024

  Andrea held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Precious in 12.

  Highest recorded here: Andrea #354 in 1998, Precious #397 in 2004.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Andrea #1021, Precious #1262.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls21 shared years, 1999–2025

  Andrea held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Precious in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Andrea #66 in 1999, Precious #182 in 2002.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Andrea #304, Precious #885.

• England and Wales · Boys8 shared years, 2005–2023

  Andrea held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Precious in 1.

  Highest recorded here: Andrea #1627 in 2016, Precious #1991 in 2005.

  The order changed in 2007: Andrea moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #2174 and #1991; by 2007 that had become #1885 and #4333.

  Most recent shared year, 2023: Andrea #2007, Precious #4991.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

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