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

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Name B

Precious

Girl name · Rank #2554

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Prescilla Precious
Current Rank Unranked #2554
Total Births (all years) 1,037 19,342
Peak Year 1991 2001
Peak Year Births 28 746
Peak Decade 1990ss 1990ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1919 1897

Births by Decade

Decade Prescilla Precious
1890ss — 11
1900ss — 55
1910ss 6 113
1920ss 32 208
1930ss 68 138
1940ss 140 168
1950ss 118 165
1960ss 94 326
1970ss 93 1,020
1980ss 172 3,555
1990ss 193 6,305
2000ss 107 5,454
2010ss 14 1,456
2020ss — 368

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

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.

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