girl's name
Précieuse
- Gender Girl
- Letters 9
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 206
Précieuse is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 2019, when 20 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 117,911 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1919.
Précieuse over time
Births per decade in France, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 |
| 2000s | 25 |
| 2010s | 95 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 75 |
How popular is Précieuse?
In 2025, Précieuse was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Précieuse is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Précieuse is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Precieuse | Precieuse is a spelling of Précieuse, used in Canada, where it ranks #2,966. | 86 |
Names that peaked alongside Précieuse
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Précieuse also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Précieuse over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Précieuse
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Précieuse — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Précieuse
Is Précieuse a girl's or a boy's name?
Précieuse is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Précieuse most popular?
Précieuse peaked in 2019, when 20 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Précieuse a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Précieuse currently ranks #3,616 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.