Treasure
Treasure is a concentration of wealth — often originating from ancient history — that is considered lost and/or forgotten until rediscovered. Some jurisdictions legally define what constitutes treasure, such as in the British Treasure Act 1996.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Treasure
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Treasure is a concentration of wealth — often originating from ancient history — that is considered lost and/or forgotten until rediscovered. Some jurisdictions legally define what constitutes treasure, such as in the British Treasure Act 1996.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Treasure
Treasure first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1935, with 16 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2021: 423 births, good for #688 nationwide. About 29% of every Treasure on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Treasure ranks #840 for baby girls with 324 births, holding steady (-4%). All told, over 9K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1930s to the 2020s.
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About the name Treasure
Treasure is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1935 and has accumulated 9K births in the dataset. Treasure's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #688. Use the chart and map above to compare Treasure's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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