Dream

Dream: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “dream; vision during sleep”
Origin: English
Say it: DREEM · 1 syllable
Used for: Girls (93% of all uses)

From the English vocabulary word, used as a modern given name. Like other word names, it carries an aspirational sense rather than an ancient name etymology.

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How popular is Dream?

2024273 per million US babies

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Babies named Dream in 2024910

2024 rank#368 girls

Peak year2022

Total US babies since 18807,537

Dream is rising: use over the last five years is 10.4× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Dream

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Oliviaolive tree · English
Evelyndesired; little bird · English
Harperharp player · English
Violetviolet flower · English
Hazelhazel tree · English
Ellieshort form of names ending in -el or -ella · English
Lilylily flower · English
Scarlettscarlet, bright red · English

Dream questions

What does the name Dream mean?

Dream means "dream; vision during sleep". It comes from English. From the English vocabulary word, used as a modern given name. Like other word names, it carries an aspirational sense rather than an ancient name etymology.

Is Dream a boy or girl name?

Dream is mainly a girl's name in US records (93% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Dream?

910 US babies were named Dream in 2024. Its peak year was 2022.

How do you pronounce Dream?

Dream is usually pronounced DREEM.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.