Precious vs Olivia

Side-by-side comparison of Precious and Olivia — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Precious

Girl name · Rank #2554

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Name B

Olivia

Girl name · Rank #1

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Metric Precious Olivia
Current Rank #2554 #1
Total Births (all years) 19,342 553,664
Peak Year 2001 2014
Peak Year Births 746 19,836
Peak Decade 1990ss 2010ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1897 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Precious Olivia
1880ss — 618
1890ss 11 1,099
1900ss 55 1,575
1910ss 113 3,545
1920ss 208 4,982
1930ss 138 3,922
1940ss 168 7,201
1950ss 165 6,100
1960ss 326 4,015
1970ss 1,020 7,849
1980ss 3,555 14,061
1990ss 6,305 75,913
2000ss 5,454 156,048
2010ss 1,456 184,528
2020ss 368 82,208

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Precious Olivia
2014 133 19,836
2015 131 19,726
2016 109 19,409
2017 111 18,777
2018 113 18,055
2019 90 18,569
2020 58 17,682
2021 84 17,841
2022 87 16,654
2023 70 15,313
2024 69 14,718

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1897–2024.

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