Treasure
Treasure was the 809th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 338 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 688th with 423 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 268 places. More babies were named Treasure in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning treasure (English word) · English, Greek, Latin
Say it TREZH-er /ˈtrɛʒər/
- Rank in 2025
- #809 girls, down 79 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 338girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2021423 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,963babies recorded
What does the name Treasure mean?
Treasure is an English word name, recorded by Wiktionary as a girls' name and a surname. The American Heritage Dictionary traces treasure through Old French tresor to Latin thesaurus and Greek thēsauros, a storehouse or treasure. The same Greek word gives English thesaurus, a treasury of words. As a given name it expresses that the child is precious. US records show it from 1935 for girls.
θησαυρός (Ancient Greek, “treasure, storehouse”)trésor (Old French, “treasure”)
How sure is this? Well established. The word's history is clear; as a given name it is a modern word name.
See also: English names, names that mean jewel.
Sources for this meaning
- The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th ed., entry 'treasure' (etymology), HarperCollins / Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Wiktionary, entry 'Treasure' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Treasure popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 209 since 1987, 11 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #809 | 338 |
| 2020 | #730 | 377 |
| 2010 | #1,189 | 205 |
| 2000 | #1,454 | 127 |
| 1990 | #2,199 | 59 |
| 1980 | #3,209 | 27 |
| 1970 | #7,937 | 6 |
| 1960 | #6,338 | 6 |
| 1950 | #5,254 | 6 |
| 1940 | #4,977 | 5 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Treasure, counting every spelling?
Treasure is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #755 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #809 for Treasure on its own. Together these spellings went to 365 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Treasure | 338 | #809 | 1,821 |
| Treazure | 27 | #4,975 | 226 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Treasure?
338 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Treasure (0.09 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Treasure born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 25 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Treasure.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Treasure?
About 8,600 people born in the US named Treasure are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 6 and 24. That makes Treasure mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Treasure by state
How common Treasure was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (5.4×), Louisiana (5.0×), Georgia (3.6×), Tennessee (3.0×), South Carolina (2.9×). In 24 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Treasure: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Treasure, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Treasure · Sibling names for Treasure
Questions about the name Treasure
What does Treasure mean?
Treasure means “treasure (English word)” (English, Greek, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Treasure?
Treasure was the 809th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 338 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 688th with 423 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 268 places. More babies were named Treasure in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Treasure a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Treasure in the US.
Where is Treasure most popular?
In 2021–2025, Treasure was most common in Mississippi (1.22 per 1,000 girls), followed by Louisiana and Georgia.