The baby name Precious appears in baby name data for the United States from 1915 to 2024. It was most popular in 1998 with 881 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Precious has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1915 | 10 |
| 1916 | 14 |
| 1918 | 10 |
| 1919 | 12 |
| 1920 | 14 |
| 1922 | 15 |
| 1923 | 5 |
| 1925 | 15 |
| 1927 | 15 |
| 1928 | 10 |
| 1929 | 10 |
| 1931 | 12 |
| 1932 | 28 |
| 1933 | 15 |
| 1934 | 15 |
| 1937 | 5 |
| 1938 | 6 |
| 1941 | 6 |
| 1942 | 6 |
| 1949 | 6 |
| 1954 | 14 |
| 1956 | 12 |
| 1958 | 6 |
| 1963 | 15 |
| 1965 | 10 |
| 1966 | 24 |
| 1967 | 26 |
| 1968 | 6 |
| 1969 | 6 |
| 1970 | 41 |
| 1971 | 40 |
| 1972 | 53 |
| 1973 | 32 |
| 1974 | 75 |
| 1975 | 84 |
| 1976 | 91 |
| 1977 | 121 |
| 1978 | 135 |
| 1979 | 207 |
| 1980 | 307 |
| 1981 | 273 |
| 1982 | 287 |
| 1983 | 277 |
| 1984 | 315 |
| 1985 | 504 |
| 1986 | 530 |
| 1987 | 537 |
| 1988 | 637 |
| 1989 | 579 |
| 1989 | 5 |
| 1990 | 577 |
| 1991 | 868 |
| 1992 | 694 |
| 1993 | 686 |
| 1994 | 777 |
| 1995 | 764 |
| 1996 | 788 |
| 1997 | 780 |
| 1998 | 881 |
| 1999 | 728 |
| 2000 | 643 |
| 2001 | 771 |
| 2002 | 658 |
| 2003 | 529 |
| 2004 | 614 |
| 2005 | 649 |
| 2006 | 631 |
| 2007 | 551 |
| 2008 | 387 |
| 2009 | 361 |
| 2010 | 230 |
| 2011 | 174 |
| 2012 | 82 |
| 2013 | 42 |
| 2014 | 43 |
| 2015 | 113 |
| 2016 | 62 |
| 2017 | 65 |
| 2018 | 69 |
| 2019 | 36 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 38 |
| 2022 | 41 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2024 | 9 |