Recorded 1983–2001 Girls' name Peak 1999 76 births

Prescious — girls' name

76 babies named Prescious in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s151990s562000s5
1990s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Prescious was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

11 babies were named Prescious in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Prescious

The Social Security Administration has registered 76 babies named Prescious between 1983 and 2001, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Prescious currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Prescious performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Prescious shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Prescious in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 76 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Prescious at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

76

Since 1983

19 years of records

Peak year

1999

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1983

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2001

Prescious popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1983

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1999)
11
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
4681012 200119991998199519941993199219911990198919851983 5

Prescious by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
56 births that decade — 74% of Prescious's all-time total
1980s151990s562000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Prescious?
76 babies have been named Prescious since 1983. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1999 with 11 births.
When was Prescious most popular?
Prescious was most popular in the 1990s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Prescious been used?
Prescious has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 19 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Prescious?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Presley, Precious, Preslee, Presleigh, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1983–2001 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.