Unisex name · since 1957
Dreamer
Dreamer has 101 recorded births since 1957 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,985 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 101
- born since 1957
- 2010s
- peak decade
101 girls have been named Dreamer since 1957, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Dreamer recorded 101 times among girls since 1957, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2024.
- #26,985 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 101 born since 1957
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dreamer ranks #26,985 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 101 born since 1957, peaking in the 2010s.
- #26,985 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 101
- born since 1957
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dreamer's 101 recorded births place it above 62.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dreamer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dreamer's full recorded timeline at 2006, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1957, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dreamer popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2024
- Peak year (1996)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Dreamer popularity over time - boys
12 total births recorded since 2013 (Dreamer as boys' name)
Dreamer by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (27 births, 27% of the file).
2010s was Dreamer's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Dreamer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
24 births
- 2000s
2000s
23 births
- 2010s
2010s
27 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 27 births (27% of all-time use).
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What to do with Dreamer's data
- Dreamer's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (27 total births) through the 2020s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dreamer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1957–2024 (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 Dreamer 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.