Pressley vs Precious

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

Name A

Pressley

Girl name · Rank #9814

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Name B

Precious

Girl name · Rank #2554

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Metric Pressley Precious
Current Rank #9814 #2554
Total Births (all years) 564 19,342
Peak Year 2007 2001
Peak Year Births 40 746
Peak Decade 2010ss 1990ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1993 1897

Births by Decade

Decade Pressley Precious
1890ss — 11
1900ss — 55
1910ss — 113
1920ss — 208
1930ss — 138
1940ss — 168
1950ss — 165
1960ss — 326
1970ss — 1,020
1980ss — 3,555
1990ss 45 6,305
2000ss 192 5,454
2010ss 248 1,456
2020ss 79 368

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Pressley Precious
2014 30 133
2015 28 131
2016 24 109
2017 13 111
2018 17 113
2019 16 90
2020 16 58
2021 13 84
2022 14 87
2023 26 70
2024 10 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, 1993–2024.

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