Prescilla vs Precious

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

Name A

Prescilla

Girl name

Full profile →
Name B

Precious

Girl name · Rank #2561

Full profile →

Which name is more popular?

Metric Prescilla Precious
Current Rank Unranked #2561
Total Births (all years) 1,037 19,393
Peak Year 1991 2001
Peak Year Births 28 746
Peak Decade 1990s 1990s
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1919 1897

Births by Decade

Decade Prescilla Precious
1890s - 11
1900s - 55
1910s 6 113
1920s 32 208
1930s 68 138
1940s 140 168
1950s 118 165
1960s 94 326
1970s 93 1,020
1980s 172 3,555
1990s 193 6,305
2000s 107 5,454
2010s 14 1,456
2020s - 419

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Prescilla Precious
2014 - 133
2015 - 131
2016 - 109
2017 - 111
2018 - 113
2019 - 90
2020 - 58
2021 - 84
2022 - 87
2023 - 70
2024 - 69
2025 - 51

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, 1919–2011.

← Compare different names