Girls' name · since 1915
Dreama
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 3,114 babies named Dreama, peaking in 1958. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,524 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,114
- born since 1915
- 1950s
- peak decade
Dreama is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 3,114 have been recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Dreama recorded 3,114 times among girls since 1915, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2024.
- #3,524 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,114 born since 1915
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dreama ranks #3,524 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,114 born since 1915, peaking in the 1950s.
- #3,524 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,114
- born since 1915
- 1950s
- peak decade
Dreama's 3,114 recorded births place it above 95.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by West Virginia.
Dreama's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dreama's full recorded timeline at 1975, 30% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 70% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1958 peak of 83 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dreama popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2024
- Peak year (1958)
- 83
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2024.
3,114 total births across 110 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1958 with 83 births in a single year.
Dreama by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (711 births, 23% of the file).
1950s was Dreama's strongest decade.
711 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Dreama births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 27
1920s
27 births
- 1930s 143
1930s
143 births
- 1940s
1940s
436 births
- 1950s
1950s
711 births
- 1960s
1960s
637 births
- 1970s
1970s
418 births
- 1980s 217
1980s
217 births
- 1990s 172
1990s
172 births
- 2000s 204
2000s
204 births
- 2010s 103
2010s
103 births
- 2020s 41
2020s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 711 births (23% of all-time use).
Dreama decade highlights
- Peak decade 711 births
- Runner-up 637 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Dreama compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Dreama's total volume
Dreama by state
Where Dreama concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | West Virginia | | 939 | 30.2% |
| #2 | Virginia | | 478 | 15.4% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 256 | 8.2% |
| #4 | Kentucky | | 51 | 1.6% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 12 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Florida | | 8 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Maryland | | 6 | 0.2% |
| #8 | California | | 5 | 0.2% |
939 of 3,114 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- West Virginia 30.2% of nationwide
- Virginia 15.4% of nationwide
- Ohio 8.2% of nationwide
- Kentucky 1.6% of nationwide
- North Carolina 0.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 10 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
West Virginia accounts for 30.2% of all recorded births nationwide - a strong regional concentration for this name.
Dreama appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dreama's data
- Dreama's decade-level peak was the 1950s (711 total births); usage has since declined to 41 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- West Virginia records the most Dreamas (939 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. West Virginia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dreama: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~109 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1915–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dreama draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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