Dream as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Dream

What is the meaning of the name Dream ?

The baby name Dream is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /driːm/ (dreem).

Dream is English in Origin.

Dream is a modern English given name drawn directly from the common noun. The word traces to Old English dream “mirth, music,” which later aligned with the Norse/Germanic family (Old Norse draumr, German Traum) to denote a vision during sleep and, by extension, an aspiration or cherished ideal. As a name, it carries luminous overtones of imagination, hope, and ambition.

Usage as a first name is recent, rising in the late 20th century with the broader embrace of evocative word-names and finding particular favor in African American communities. It is unisex but predominantly given to girls in the United States, and it entered the U.S. Top 1000 for girls in the late 2010s, boosted by media attention after Dream Kardashian’s 2016 birth. Established variants and elaborations include Dreama and Drema (especially in Appalachia), as well as the unisex Dreamer and the rare ornamental spelling Dreame.