Name
PRECIOUS

Name PRECIOUS

Between 1880 and 2022 there were 18,832 births of Precious in the countries below, which represents an average of 133 births of children bearing the first name Precious per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 120 births.

Other languages  :  
En Français Prénom Precious   
In Italiano Nome Precious   


Information about the first name Precious

The first name Precious has been assigned to:
0.58% to boys
99.42% to girls
The country where the first name Precious is the most common is:
US United State of America
This first name is on trend: Female
This first name has 8 letters including 4 vowels and 4 consonants

Anagrams of the first name Precious

An anagram is a word that contains the same letters of another word. Here is the list of first names which are an anagram of Precious : Percious

Precious in Japanese *

Romajipureshiyuuasu
Katakanaプレシユーアス
Hiraganaぷれしゆーあす
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
Precious in Japanese
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Precious in sign language

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Precious in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name Precious

US English
Etymology src :
  • From Middle English precious, borrowed from Old French precios (“valuable, costly, precious, beloved, also affected, finical”), from Latin pretiōsus (“of great value, costly, dear, precious”), from pretium (“value, price”); see price.
Adjective src :
  • precious (comparative more precious, superlative most precious)
  • Of high value or worth.
  • Regarded with love or tenderness.
  • (derogatory) Treated with too much reverence.
  • (informal, derogatory) Blasted; damned.
  • (derogatory) Contrived to be cute or charming.
  • (colloquial) Thorough; utter.
  • a precious rascal
Adverb src :
  • precious (not comparable)
  • Very; an intensifier.
  • There is precious little we can do.
  • precious few pictures of him exist
Alternative forms src :
Noun src :
  • precious (plural preciouses)
  • Someone (or something) who is loved; a darling.
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈpɹɛʃ.əs/
  • Rhymes: -ɛʃəs
Proper noun src :
Adjective (Synonyms) src :
  • (of high value): dear, valuable
  • (contrived to charm): saccharine, syrupy, twee
Adverb (Usage notes) src :
 

Popularity of the name Precious

Number of PRECIOUS births per year

Popularity of the name Precious
Popularity of the name Precious

Total births of Precious by country

Births with the first name Precious
Country
Boys
Girls
USUnited State of America
1880 - 2022
5
16,203
GBUnited Kingdom
1996 - 2021
28
1,508
FRFrance
1900 - 2022
23
154
ITItaly
1999 - 2021
16
155
IEIreland
1964 - 2022
13
145
ONOntario
1913 - 2019
0
149
DEGermany
2000 - 2022
9
101
ABAlberta
1980 - 2022
5
100
NZNew Zealand
1900 - 2022
0
62
CHSwitzerland
1909 - 2021
9
32
QCQuebec
1980 - 2022
0
36
ATAustria
1984 - 2021
2
21
BEBelgium
1995 - 2022
0
15
AUAustralia
1930 - 2022
0
10
BCBritish Columbia
1919 - 2022
0
10
SESweden
1998 - 2022
0
10
DKDenmark
1985 - 2022
0
9
CLChili
2010 - 2021
0
1
PTPortugal
2014 - 2022
0
1
Popularity of the name Precious

Total births of Precious by country (last available year)

Births with the first name Precious
Country
Boys
Girls
USUnited State of America
2022
0
35
GBUnited Kingdom
2021
0
28
ITItaly
2021
3
16
DEGermany
2022
0
15
FRFrance
2022
0
6
IEIreland
2022
0
6
BEBelgium
2022
0
5
ABAlberta
2022
0
2
QCQuebec
2022
0
2
ATAustria
2021
0
1
CLChili
2021
0
1

Comments on the name Precious

Personalities with the first name Precious

There are 5 personalities with the first name Precious

Precious Achiuwa src

Nigeria
Basketball player

Precious Lara Quigaman src

Philippines
Model Beauty pageant contestant

Precious Dede src

Nigeria
Actor Association football player

Precious Wilson src

Jamaica
Singer

Precious Emuejeraye src

Singapore
Association football player


Film Actors and Actresses with the first name Precious

There are 124 actors and actresses with the first name Precious
Precious Wright
Precious Kofi
Precious Silver
Precious Jewel
Precious Jenkins
Precious Harris
Precious Chong
Precious Quire-Mccloud
Precious Mogale
Precious Joy Epis
Precious Mae Espiritu
Precious Williams
Precious V. Mayes
Precious Chinue
Precious G
Precious Ugbodu
Precious Bermudez
Precious Digits
Precious Thomas
Precious Melgoza
Precious Chibueze
Precious Duckett
Precious Murray
Precious Montiel
Precious Okosi
Precious Iyalla
Precious Omigie
Precious Paul Egbadu
Precious Ugbodo
Precious Hovey

There are more than 30 actors and actresses with the first name Precious
The full list of actors and actresses with the first name Precious

Rankings of first name PRECIOUS by country

Country ranking (boys)
RankCountryYear
#2531IT Italy2021
Country ranking (girls)
RankCountryYear
#597IE Ireland2022
#671IT Italy2021
#1219GB United Kingdom2021
#1446BE Belgium2022
#1790QC Quebec2022
#1966AB Alberta2022
#2002DE Germany2022
#2339US United State of America2022
#4210FR France2022
#4211AT Austria2021
#6438CL Chili2021
Other boys' names around Precious
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Other girls' names around Precious
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