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Dream

/ˈdɹim/ · 93% girls · #432 in the US for girls, 2025

Dream has been given to about 8,327 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2022, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈdɹim/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 8,283
Median age today5 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Dream per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2022 · 1,032
  • Born in 2025780
  • All time8,327
  • England & Wales, 202513

How popular is Dream?

Dream ranks 432nd among American girls in 2025, with 780 born that year. Its best year was 2022, when 1,032 babies were given the name, ranking 335th. The typical living American called Dream is about 5 years old today. It is relatively most common in Louisiana, where it accounts for 0.08% of births.

Names that sound like Dream

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Deann0.56
  2. Maryam0.55
  3. Miriam0.53
  4. Mariam0.53
  5. Pam0.47
  6. Dena0.45
  7. Devan0.45
  8. Deja0.45

Middle names for Dream

Ranked by flow score
  1. Dream Iris0.77
  2. Dream Opal0.77
  3. Dream Ivy0.77
  4. Dream Noelle0.77
  5. Dream Belle0.77
  6. Dream Alice0.75

Sibling names for Dream

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Onyxeither · 0.99
  2. Legacyeither · 0.99
  3. Wilderbrother · 0.99
  4. Malanisister · 0.99
  5. Koabrother · 0.99
  6. Colsonbrother · 0.99

Where Dream is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Louisiana0.08%
  2. Alabama0.07%
  3. Georgia0.06%
  4. Mississippi0.06%
  5. Arkansas0.06%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Dream Evans0.73
  2. Dream Edwards0.73
  3. Dream Anderson0.70
  4. Dream Allen0.70
  5. Dream Adams0.70
  6. Dream Wilson0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Dream

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Dream across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.