Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
The story
In mythological stories, Morpheus is associated with the god of dreams.
Morpheus through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 26
- 26 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 6 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 5 in 2024. 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.
Morpheus’s family of names
Morpheus has a related form in Mofius. Morpheus has a related form in Morfeus. Morpheus has a related form in Morphius.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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