Is Precious a boy or girl name?
Precious is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 69 girls and 0 boys were named Precious, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.2% of the 19,489 US babies named Precious were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,570
- Babies named Precious since 1897
- 19,489
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 746 babies
Boys and girls named Precious, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 11 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 55 | 100% |
| 1910s | 21 | 113 | 84.3% |
| 1920s | 21 | 208 | 90.8% |
| 1930s | 0 | 138 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 168 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 165 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 326 | 100% |
| 1970s | 6 | 1,020 | 99.4% |
| 1980s | 34 | 3,555 | 99.1% |
| 1990s | 15 | 6,305 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 22 | 5,454 | 99.6% |
| 2010s | 22 | 1,456 | 98.5% |
| 2020s | 6 | 368 | 98.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,570 |
| 2023 | 6 | #11,902 | 70 | #2,546 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,185 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,226 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,845 |
| 2019 | 6 | #11,788 | 90 | #2,101 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,810 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,850 |
| 2016 | 6 | #11,790 | 109 | #1,881 |
| 2015 | 5 | #13,551 | 131 | #1,640 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,620 |
| 2013 | 5 | #13,575 | 145 | #1,522 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 157 | #1,455 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 199 | #1,208 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 268 | #957 |
| 2009 | 5 | #13,971 | 367 | #774 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 375 | #784 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 501 | #601 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 534 | #551 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 529 | #543 |
| 2004 | 5 | #12,747 | 512 | #559 |
| 2003 | 5 | #12,274 | 553 | #516 |
| 2002 | 7 | #9,148 | 689 | #423 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 746 | #392 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 648 | #436 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 687 | #406 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 741 | #381 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 639 | #410 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 703 | #377 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 620 | #415 |
| 1994 | 7 | #7,550 | 631 | #399 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 594 | #423 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 569 | #444 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 574 | #446 |
| 1990 | 8 | #6,265 | 547 | #452 |
| 1989 | 8 | #6,077 | 496 | #480 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,595 | 525 | #433 |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,839 | 427 | #502 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 418 | #503 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 377 | #530 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 278 | #634 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 268 | #642 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 271 | #660 |
| 1981 | 6 | #6,051 | 246 | #692 |
| 1980 | 7 | #5,364 | 249 | #692 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 188 | #831 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 140 | #989 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,018 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,268 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,107 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,233 |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,933 | 66 | #1,457 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,222 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,532 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,614 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,339 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,572 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,915 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,874 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,906 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,183 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,204 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,582 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,591 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,705 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,218 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,642 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,129 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,600 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,699 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,219 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,788 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,388 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,070 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,174 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,797 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,675 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,611 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,383 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,426 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,903 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,330 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,965 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,008 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,161 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,191 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,860 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,171 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,050 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,112 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,538 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,255 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,562 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,548 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,597 |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,416 | 21 | #1,809 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,267 |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,664 | 29 | #1,551 |
| 1926 | 6 | #4,081 | 20 | #1,983 |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,743 | 23 | #1,836 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,639 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,149 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,776 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,180 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,695 |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,657 | 24 | #1,692 |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,658 | 17 | #2,186 |
| 1917 | 6 | #3,883 | 16 | #2,185 |
| 1916 | 5 | #4,362 | 12 | #2,624 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,860 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,080 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 7 | #2,760 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,767 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,321 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,478 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,055 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,011 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,397 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,171 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,117 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,748 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,566 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,885 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,913 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,519 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Precious reached #3,883 in 1917. As a girl name, it reached #377 in 1996. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.