Precious
Precious was the 3158th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 51 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 377th; the most babies were born in 2001 (746). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,518 places. More babies were named Precious in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,158 girls, down 311 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 51girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2001746 babies
- Total since 1880
- 19,540babies recorded
Precious popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 147 since 1916.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,158 | 51 |
| 2020 | #2,847 | 58 |
| 2010 | #957 | 268 |
| 2000 | #436 | 648 |
| 1990 | #452 | 547 |
| 1980 | #692 | 249 |
| 1970 | #1,615 | 59 |
| 1960 | #2,704 | 21 |
| 1950 | #2,174 | 21 |
| 1940 | #3,161 | 9 |
| 1930 | #3,597 | 8 |
| 1920 | #1,695 | 25 |
| 1910 | #1,321 | 13 |
| 1900 | #1,885 | 6 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Precious, counting every spelling?
Precious has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Precious?
51 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Precious (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Precious 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 165 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Precious.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Precious?
About 18,400 people born in the US named Precious are alive today, with a median age of 29; half are between 22 and 37. That makes Precious 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.
Precious by state
How common Precious was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 44 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 Precious: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Precious, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Precious
How popular is the name Precious?
Precious was the 3158th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 51 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 377th; the most babies were born in 2001 (746). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,518 places. More babies were named Precious in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Precious a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Precious in the US.
Where is Precious most popular?
In 2021–2025, Precious was most common in Texas (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Georgia and Massachusetts.