baby names meaning precious
Discover 14 baby names associated with precious. Each includes full meaning, cultural origin, pronunciation, and popularity ranking.
baby names that mean precious at a glance
- Names
- 14
- Girls · Boys · Unisex
- 9 · 3 · 2
- Top origin
- Korean
- Most popular (2025)
- Ruby #64
Our directory has 14 baby names that mean precious: 9 girls' names, 3 boys' names and 2 unisex names.
In the 2025 Social Security rankings, the most popular is Ruby (#64 for girls), followed by Alana (#140 for girls), Gemma (#170 for girls) and Opal (#423 for girls). 4 of them ranked in the US top 1,000 that year.
The most common origins are Korean (2), African (1) and Arabic (1).
Opal has climbed fastest, from #649 in 2020 to #423 in 2025; Alana rose from #206 to #140 over 5 years.
For something less common, Aziza, Dragomir and Farideh were not in the US top 1,000 in any year from 2020 to 2025.
They average 5.4 letters, from Gem to Dragomir, and 57% have two syllables.
Most popular in 2025
- Alanaawakening, fair one, preciousHawaiian · girl#140
- Azizaprecious, belovedAfrican · girl
- Caoimhegentle, beautiful, preciousIrish · girl
- Dragomirprecious and peacefulSlavic · boy
- Faridunique, precious, incomparableArabic · boy
- Faridehunique, precious, incomparablePersian · girl
- Gemprecious jewel or gemstoneEnglish · unisex
- Gemmaprecious gem or jewelItalian · girl#170
- OpalPrecious gemstone, jewelSanskrit · girl#423
- RubyDeep red precious gemstoneLatin · girl#64
- Soo-jinexcellent and preciousKorean · girl
- Weigreat, mighty, preciousChinese · unisex
- Woo-jincosmic and preciousKorean · boy
- Zeynepprecious stone, father's jewelTurkish · girl
questions about baby names that mean precious
Which baby names that mean precious are the most popular in 2025?
Based on the 2025 Social Security data, the most popular baby names that mean precious are Ruby (#64 for girls), Alana (#140 for girls), Gemma (#170 for girls) and Opal (#423 for girls).
Which baby names that mean precious are rising in popularity?
Opal has climbed from #649 in 2020 to #423 in 2025. Alana (#206 to #140) and Gemma (#208 to #170) are also rising.
What are some unique baby names that mean precious?
Aziza, Dragomir, Farideh, Soo-jin and Woo-jin were not in the US top 1,000 in any year from 2020 to 2025, so they stay distinctive while still carrying real meaning and history.
Are baby names that mean precious more common for girls or boys?
Of 14 baby names that mean precious on HushName, 9 are girls' names, 3 are boys' names and 2 are unisex.
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