Preethi vs Precious

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

Name A

Preethi

Girl name

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Name B

Precious

Girl name · Rank #2554

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Metric Preethi Precious
Current Rank Unranked #2554
Total Births (all years) 188 19,342
Peak Year 2002 2001
Peak Year Births 20 746
Peak Decade 2000ss 1990ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1978 1897

Births by Decade

Decade Preethi Precious
1890ss — 11
1900ss — 55
1910ss — 113
1920ss — 208
1930ss — 138
1940ss — 168
1950ss — 165
1960ss — 326
1970ss 5 1,020
1980ss 27 3,555
1990ss 53 6,305
2000ss 103 5,454
2010ss — 1,456
2020ss — 368

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Preethi Precious
2014 — 133
2015 — 131
2016 — 109
2017 — 111
2018 — 113
2019 — 90
2020 — 58
2021 — 84
2022 — 87
2023 — 70
2024 — 69

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, 1978–2009.

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