Precious Girl
How popular is Precious?
#3,130 girl name in 2025
51 baby girls were named Precious in the US in 2025, making it the 3130th most popular girl name.
18,580living people named Precious (est.)
29median age of people named Precious
19,540babies named Precious since 1880
1 in 65,007US babies born in 2025
Precious popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,130 for girls (▼ 571 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 51 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-61% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,636 in 2015, #2,823 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2001 (746 girls) |
| Highest rank | #376 in 1996 |
| First recorded | 1897 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 2% boys, 98% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Precious is most popular
Babies named Precious per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (44 girls)
- Georgia: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 girls)
- Massachusetts: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- Ohio: 0.0 per 1,000 (7 girls)
- Pennsylvania: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 girls)
Precious by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 11 | #1,384 |
| 1900s | 55 | #1,321 |
| 1910s | 113 | #1,267 |
| 1920s | 208 | #1,522 |
| 1930s | 138 | #1,520 |
| 1940s | 168 | #1,766 |
| 1950s | 165 | #2,120 |
| 1960s | 326 | #1,559 |
| 1970s | 1,020 | #829 |
| 1980s | 3,555 | #433 |
| 1990s | 6,305 | #376 |
| 2000s | 5,454 | #392 |
| 2010s | 1,456 | #955 |
| 2020s | 419 | #2,174 |
Girl names about as popular as Precious
Questions
- Is Precious a boy or girl name?
- Precious is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 98% of babies named Precious were girls.
- How popular is the name Precious?
- 51 baby girls were named Precious in the US in 2025, making it the 3130th most popular girl name.
- When was Precious most popular?
- Precious peaked in 2001, when 746 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #376 in 1996.
- How many people are named Precious?
- 19,540 babies have been named Precious in the US since 1880. We estimate about 18,580 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 29.
- Where is Precious most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Precious was most common in Texas, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.