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Precious

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What official birth registration shows about Precious: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #397 to #1416.200020052010201520202025#397#1416
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#869
1997#897
1998#925
1999#864
2000#625
2001#871
2002#532
2003#427
2004#397
2005#438
2006#410
2007#404
2008#475
2009#514
2010#476
2011#534
2012#536
2013#616
2014#629
2015#696
2016#837
2017#733
2018#1083
2019#920
2020#1044
2021#1195
2022#1416
2023#1108
2024#1262
2025#1229

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2025: #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #1229 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #869 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1999–2025

    Highest recorded position: #182 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2002 (recorded 1999–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1229 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #182 in Republic of Ireland in 2002.

Precious's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#122926HighVerified
2025England and Walesmale#42754HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#126226HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#110830HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#49913HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#141622HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#119528HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#104432HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#92039HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#108332HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#73355HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#83745HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#48103HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#69658HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#62964HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#46323HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#61666HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#38224HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#53679HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#53478HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#47686HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#46783HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#51478HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#47584HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#36874HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#404102HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#43333HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#410102HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#43884HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#19918HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#39794HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#42782HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#53256HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#87126HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#62541HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#86425HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#92523HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#89724HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#86925HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandfemale#4393HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandfemale#8853HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#5596HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#7644HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandfemale#7004HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#6615HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#8963HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#5876HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#6126HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#5108HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#7584HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#5826HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#5018HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#4319HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#6293HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#5505HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandmale#5963HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandfemale#4616HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandfemale#31710HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandmale#5063HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandfemale#18920HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandfemale#18221HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandmale#3934HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandfemale#3358HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandfemale#5363HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandfemale#5283HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#6384HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Precious is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Precious, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2004Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1999Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2000Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2001Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2002Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2002Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2008Northern Ireland: highest position in 2008ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#397 in 2004
Republic of Ireland1999–202521#182 in 2002
Northern Ireland20081#439 in 2008
Scotland20241#638 in 2024

Its high point came 22 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (2002) than in Scotland (2024).

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What is known about Precious

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #182 in Republic of Ireland in 2002. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.