Given name · also English
Narcissus
“Narcissus”·“dopey”·“slow poke”
Narcissus is used as a given name.
Original GreekΝαρκισσος
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Narcissus means “Narcissus,” “dopey” or “slow poke.”
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Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Greek and English naming traditions.
How it developed
From the Greek verb narkao (ναρκαω), “to grow stiff or numb.”
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The story
Its Christian associations include Saint Narcissus, a bishop of Jerusalem in 195.
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Narcissus appears in Romans 16:11, Luke 10:1-24.
- Romans 16:11
- Luke 10:1-24
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Narcissus through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 318
- 0 boys · 318 girls
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 16 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 girls is 6 in 1961. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 16 in 1919. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 136 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Narcissus’s family of names
Narcissus has a later derivative in Narciso. Narcissus has a related form in Narcisse. Narcissus has a related form in Narciso.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Narcissus
- Narcissus of Athens1st century Roman Christian saint and bishop
- Narcissus of GironaCatholic saint300–307
- Narcissus MarshEnglish clergyman1638–1713
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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