Precious is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #1881 in 2016 with 109 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2001 with 746 births ranking #392. Since 1996, the popularity has decreased by 84.5%. In 2016, approximately 1 in every 16,252 girls born was named Precious. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.