Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2022

Dream

Gender Unisex · 93% girls Rank 2025 #432 Trend ↑ Rising 39%
Rank 2025
#432
among girls · ↓65 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
780
named Dream · -15% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,239
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2022
1,032 babies
All-time total
8,327
#1,940 all-time among girls
First recorded
1970
in Social Security records

Dream popularity over time

8,327 babies have been named Dream since 1970, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 6 – 6 1 – #7,323
1980s – – – – – –
1990s 47 – 47 5 – #7,864
2000s 564 12 576 58 +1126% #2,005
2010s 2,044 184 2,228 223 +287% #526
2020s (to 2025) 5,110 360 5,470 912 +309% #335

Where Dream is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 762 0.47 #410
2027 801 0.50 #385
2028 836 0.52 #366
2029 867 0.54 #353
2030 894 0.56 #340

Where Dream is most popular

Girls named Dream per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.535 per 1,000. Strongest in District of Columbia, Louisiana, and Delaware.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Dream born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
District of Columbia 47 3.97 +642%
Louisiana 190 2.17 +306%
Delaware 19 1.67 +213%
Mississippi 71 1.52 +184%
Georgia 342 1.51 +182%
Maryland 154 1.45 +172%
Nevada 64 1.38 +158%
South Carolina 103 1.15 +114%
Michigan 201 1.10 +106%
Alabama 103 1.10 +105%
Arkansas 55 1.04 +95%
Missouri 118 0.979 +83%
Illinois 221 0.965 +81%
Ohio 213 0.898 +68%
North Carolina 203 0.892 +67%
Florida 349 0.816 +53%
Connecticut 42 0.722 +35%
Virginia 122 0.716 +34%
Tennessee 110 0.694 +30%
Indiana 94 0.670 +25%
Wisconsin 66 0.641 +20%
Pennsylvania 150 0.634 +19%
New York 229 0.578 +8%
New Jersey 99 0.548 ≈ national
Texas 364 0.453 -15%
Kentucky 38 0.444 -17%
Hawaii 5 0.436 -18%
Minnesota 38 0.352 -34%
California 283 0.337 -37%
Arizona 41 0.292 -45%
Oklahoma 18 0.245 -54%
Colorado 26 0.233 -56%
Kansas 13 0.225 -58%
Iowa 12 0.205 -62%
Massachusetts 24 0.198 -63%
Alaska – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Dream

Dream is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #432 in 2025 with 718 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1970, 8,327 American babies have been named Dream, about 93% girls and 7% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2022, when 1,032 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Dream stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Dream?

The median living Dream is about 4 years old; half are between 2 and 7. An estimated 8,300 people named Dream are alive in the United States today.

median 4 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Dream year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 718 #432 62 #2,266
2024 850 #367 64 #2,241
2023 925 #337 52 #2,551
2022 959 #335 73 #2,063
2021 886 #352 60 #2,308
2020 772 #404 49 #2,595
2019 586 #526 35 #3,279
2018 484 #620 30 #3,629
2017 330 #827 32 #3,464
2016 128 #1,674 10 #7,751
2015 98 #2,017 8 #8,967
2014 92 #2,102 20 #4,745
2013 90 #2,112 12 #6,723
2012 91 #2,106 12 #6,726
2011 72 #2,516 11 #7,133
2010 73 #2,520 14 #6,125
2009 103 #2,005 6 #11,388
2008 75 #2,522 6 #11,454
2007 55 #3,136 – –
2006 78 #2,406 – –
2005 59 #2,793 – –
2004 51 #3,040 – –
2003 49 #3,055 – –
2002 44 #3,209 – –
2001 32 #3,969 – –
2000 18 #6,017 – –
1995 – – – –
1990 – – – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 6 #7,323 – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Dream, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Dream?

The median living Dream is about 4 years old. Half of all living Dreams are between 2 and 7 years old.

How many people named Dream are alive today?

An estimated 8,300 people named Dream are alive in the United States, based on 8,327 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Dream in 2025?

Dream ranked #432 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 718 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Dream?

8,327 babies have been named Dream in the United States since 1970, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Dream most popular?

Dream peaked in 2022, when 1,032 newborns received the name.

Is Dream a boy or girl name?

Dream is used for both: about 93% of babies named Dream have been girls and 7% boys.

Is the name Dream rising or falling?

Dream is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Dream become more popular?

Dream is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 894 girls named Dream in 2030, which would rank around #340. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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