Narcissus

Girls' name

Possibly sleep, numbness

Narcissus has been given to 318 babies in the U.S. since 1881. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1919, with 16 recorded.

Babies named Narcissus, 1961

1 in 690,000

Narcissus over time, 1880–2025

Girls

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Narcissus: meaning, origin, and history

Possibly sleep, numbness

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Narcissus means

Narcissus may mean “sleep, numbness”.

Documented naming usage and pronunciation

Narcissus is used in Greek Mythology (Latinized), Late Roman and Biblical.

Another recorded pronunciation is /nɑɹ.ˈsɪs.əs/ and /nɑː.ˈsɪs.əs/ for Narcissus.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 318 girls were recorded with the name Narcissus between 1881 and 1961. Its highest annual count was 16 in 1919; its best national rank was #628 in 1886.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

U.S. Social Security Administration: national name data and limitations

How common is Narcissus?

Narcissus had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 1961, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 1961: 1 in 690,000; 6 of 4,142,426 births
Among girls only: 1 in 336,000; <0.01% of girls
Rank, 1961: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 478,553 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Narcissus sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 1961 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 478,553 children born in 1961 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Narcissus. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Narcissuss were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Narcissus was born before 1917 — so the typical Narcissus is around 108 today.

Median birth year: 1917; About 108 years old
Biggest decade: 1910s; 23.6% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 8.5%; Mostly a past generation
Recorded since 1950: 11; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1910s — 23.6% of all recorded uses (75).

Is Narcissus rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1919 (16)
Years since peak: 106; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 52.5% average annual change
Best rank ever: #628; 1886

Narcissus by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #628; 1886
Peak year: 1919; 16 that year
First recorded: 1881
Last recorded: 1961
All-time count: 318
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Narcissus

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

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Sibling names for Narcissus

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Lovie Hortense Lue Theda Rubye Winnifred Johnie Vina

For a brother

Casimir Edd Ora Mahlon Verne Haywood Buck Wilber

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