Dreama
A feminine name of English origin meaning "the desire to pursue dreams".
Name Census estimates that about 2,347 living Americans carry the first name Dreama. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Dreama today is around 54 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Dreama births was 1958 (83 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Dreama. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
2.3K
~ 1 in 146,039 Americans
Peak year
1958
83 babies that year
Average age
54
years old
2024 SSA rank
#13,901
Tracked since 1915
Census
Dreama in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 2,397 people with the first name Dreama, which placed it at #6,636 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#6,636
National first-name rank
People counted
2.4K
2,397 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.8
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
83.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Dreama
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dreama is White at 83.1%. The next largest groups are Black (8.7%) and Two or More Races (4.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Dreama described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Dreama at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White83.1% · 1,993
- Black or African American8.7% · 209
- Two or more races4.3% · 103
- Hispanic or Latino2.7% · 65
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 15
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 12
Popularity
Dreama: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Dreama from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 12 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1950s, with 711 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1950s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Dreama by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Dreama during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Dreamas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 10 states and territories. West Virginia, Virginia, Ohio recorded the most babies named Dreama, while Tennessee, Georgia, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 177 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Dreama
The name Dreama is a relatively modern invention, likely originating in the 20th century as a feminine variation of the word "dream." It does not appear to have roots in any specific language or culture, but rather seems to be a whimsical creation, perhaps inspired by the idea of a dream or vision.
While the name itself is not found in ancient texts or religious scriptures, the concept of dreams has been present in human culture for millennia. Dreams have played significant roles in various mythologies, religions, and philosophical traditions, often being interpreted as messages from the divine or the subconscious mind.
The earliest recorded instances of the name Dreama are scattered throughout the 20th century. One notable figure was Dreama Denver, an American actress and singer born in 1932. She appeared in several films and television shows throughout the 1950s and 1960s, including roles in "The Gene Autry Show" and "The Rifleman."
Another notable Dreama was Dreama Walker, an American actress born in 1986. She is best known for her roles in the television series "Gossip Girl" and "Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23." Her unique name garnered attention and added to her distinctive persona as an actress.
In the world of sports, Dreama Grooms was a professional basketball player who played in the WNBA for the Minnesota Lynx and the Charlotte Sting in the late 1990s and early 2000s. She was born in 1974 and had a successful college career at Baylor University before turning professional.
Dreama Walton was a pioneering African American woman who became one of the first black female engineers at Lockheed Martin Corporation in the 1960s. She worked on various aerospace projects and helped pave the way for women and minorities in the field of engineering.
Lastly, Dreama Hubbard was a prominent American writer and poet active in the 1980s and 1990s. She published several collections of poetry and was known for her evocative and introspective works, often exploring themes of identity, nature, and the human experience.
While not a name with a long historical lineage, Dreama has been carried by a diverse range of individuals, each adding their own unique contributions and interpretations to this whimsical and imaginative name.
People
Dreama + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Dreama as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Dreama: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dreama?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,347 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Dreama going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 146,039 US residents.
Is Dreama a common name?
We classify Dreama as "Rare". It ranks above 94.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 3,114 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Dreama most popular?
The single biggest year for Dreama was 1958, when 83 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Dreama is about 54 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Dreama in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 2,397 people with the name Dreama, or 0.79 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #6,636 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Dreama in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Dreama?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Dreama appears almost entirely female. Of the 2,391 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Dreama?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dreama is White at 83.1%. The next largest groups are Black (8.7%) and Two or More Races (4.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Dreama most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Dreama in the 2020 Census, accounting for 83.1% (1,993 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Dreama in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Dreama a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Dreama in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Dreama still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Dreama in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Dreama can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Dreama as a first name?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.