Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
The story
In mythological stories, Endymion is associated with a handsome young man.
Endymion through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 22
- 22 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Endymion’s family of names
Endymion has a related form in Endimeon. Endymion has a related form in Endimion. Endymion has a related form in Endimyon.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Endymion
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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