Recorded 1986–2006 Girls' name Peak 1992 43 births

Presious — girls' name

43 babies named Presious in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s101990s202000s13
1990s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Presious was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

8 babies were named Presious in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Presious

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Presious between 1986 and 2006, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Presious currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Presious performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Presious shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Presious 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 43 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.

Presious at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

43

Since 1986

21 years of records

Peak year

1992

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1986

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2006

Presious popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1986

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1992)
8
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
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Presious by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
20 births that decade — 47% of Presious's all-time total
1980s101990s202000s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Presious?
43 babies have been named Presious since 1986. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1992 with 8 births.
When was Presious most popular?
Presious was most popular in the 1990s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Presious been used?
Presious has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 21 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Presious?
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.

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, 1986–2006 (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.