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Precious

Precious is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

FemaleHigh

Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.

Verdict
Female
Confidence
High (source weight of at least 64; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
United States
US records 1880–2017
135 male / 18,757 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Precious

If you do not know Precious’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Precious,” in English, “Guten Tag Precious,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Precious,

German

Guten Tag Precious,

French

Bonjour Precious,

Spanish

Estimado/a Precious:

Chinese

Precious您好：

Japanese

Precious様

English

Hi Precious,

German

Hi Precious,

French

Salut Precious,

Spanish

Hola Precious,

Chinese

Precious你好：

Japanese

Preciousさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Classification of Precious by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
United Statescommonwoman's name

United States birth data

135 male · 18,757 female · 18,892 births recorded

Male ≈ 0.7%Female ≈ 99.3%

Records from 1980–2017: 0.5% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Precious a male or female name?

Precious is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

How do I address Precious in an email?

If you do not know Precious’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Precious,” in English, “Guten Tag Precious,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Is Precious a unisex name?

Precious is classified as generally female in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Precious a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/precious. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_precious,
  title  = {Is Precious a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/precious},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}