Precious is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #1850 in 2017 with 111 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2001 with 746 births ranking #392. Since 1996, the popularity has decreased by 84.2%. In 2017, approximately 1 in every 15,548 girls born was named Precious. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.