Dream
An English word used as a given name. The word comes from Germanic roots where related forms meant joy or music, before the sense of a vision in sleep took over.
Dream in 2025
Dream was given to 780 babies in the United States in 2025 — 62 boys and 718 girls, making it the 826th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 4,250 babies born.
The history of Dream
Dream reached its highest point in 2022, when 1,032 babies were given the name, ranking 647th that year.
Across the 56 years of records since 1970, 8,327 babies have been named Dream. Half of them were born before 2021, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Dream by decade
| Decade | Babies named Dream | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6 | 10,662 |
| 1990s | 47 | 12,645 |
| 2000s | 576 | 3,387 |
| 2010s | 2,228 | 981 |
| 2020s | 5,470 | 647 |
Where Dream is heading
Dream has grown more than 7.4 times over the past decade, from 106 babies in 2015 to 780 in 2025.
Names like Dream
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Dream.