Fun Facts About the Name Narciso
- More than 2 thousand babies named Narciso: U.S. records list 2,078 babies given the name Narciso from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Narciso Mean?
Narciso is the Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese form of the Latin name Narcissus, which comes from the Greek Νάρκισσος (Narkissos). It derives from the word for the narcissus flower. The Greek name's origin is uncertain. The most common explanation connects it to νάρκη (narkē), 'numbness' or 'torpor,' a noun related to ναρκάω (narkaō), 'to grow numb,' perhaps because some narcissus plants were thought to have drowsy or narcotic effects. Other explanations treat Narkissos as a Pre-Greek plant name whose original sense is lost. In classical myth, Narkissos was a youth who loved his own reflection and was transformed into the flower; that story is a literary and symbolic layer, not a settled etymology. Latin adopted the Greek name as Narcissus, and Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese adapted it as Narciso by replacing the Latin ending -us with -o.
Narciso Name History & Origins
The Greek name Narkissos passed into Latin as Narcissus. In that form it appears in Roman historical records and literature. Saint Narcissus, bishop of Jerusalem in the late second and early third centuries, is an early documented Christian bearer; his cult appears in both Eastern and Western churches. From Latin, the name entered the Romance languages. Spanish and Portuguese adopted Narciso, and Italian also uses Narciso. The change from Narcissus to Narciso follows a common Romance pattern in which the Latin ending -us was lost and replaced by -o. The name traveled with Spanish and Portuguese colonization to the Philippines and Latin America. In French the corresponding form is Narcisse, and in Catalan it is Narcís. The myth of Narcissus, best known from Ovid's Metamorphoses, gave the name a lasting literary association, but that poem is a famous treatment, not the source of the name.
How Popular is the Name Narciso?
Narciso has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1990. Its best rank was #1,139 in 1893.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,311 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #11,867 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #11,819 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #9,575 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #11,556 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #9,476 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #7,987 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #6,980 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2015 | #10,288 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #9,365 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #13,453 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #10,429 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #7,350 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #7,434 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2009 | #8,782 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #5,416 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 2007 | #7,442 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #5,238 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 2005 | #4,965 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2004 | #4,369 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2003 | #4,749 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2002 | #4,644 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2001 | #5,582 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2000 | #4,726 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1999 | #3,666 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1998 | #3,358 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1997 | #6,456 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #3,175 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1995 | #3,800 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1994 | #3,006 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 1993 | #3,216 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1992 | #2,795 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1991 | #2,520 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 1990 | #2,150 | 34 | 0.0017% |
| 1989 | #3,564 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1988 | #3,470 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1987 | #2,918 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1986 | #2,403 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1985 | #2,051 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1984 | #2,672 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1983 | #2,385 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1982 | #2,571 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1981 | #1,752 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 1980 | #1,790 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 1979 | #1,983 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 1978 | #2,002 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 1977 | #2,529 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1976 | #2,914 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1975 | #2,109 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 1974 | #1,918 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 1973 | #1,859 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 1972 | #1,670 | 28 | 0.0017% |
| 1971 | #1,969 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1970 | #1,600 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1969 | #2,274 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1968 | #2,007 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1967 | #1,593 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1966 | #1,639 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1965 | #1,973 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1964 | #2,511 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1963 | #2,016 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1962 | #1,658 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 1961 | #1,673 | 24 | 0.0011% |
| 1960 | #1,651 | 25 | 0.0012% |
| 1959 | #1,579 | 26 | 0.0012% |
| 1958 | #1,361 | 33 | 0.0016% |
| 1957 | #1,824 | 20 | 0.0009% |
| 1956 | #1,473 | 29 | 0.0014% |
| 1955 | #1,564 | 25 | 0.0012% |
| 1954 | #1,377 | 31 | 0.0015% |
| 1953 | #1,811 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1952 | #2,126 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1951 | #2,022 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1950 | #1,385 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1949 | #1,743 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1948 | #1,919 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1947 | #1,967 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1946 | #1,348 | 28 | 0.0017% |
| 1945 | #2,095 | 12 | 0.0009% |
| 1944 | #1,716 | 17 | 0.0012% |
| 1943 | #1,424 | 25 | 0.0018% |
| 1942 | #1,620 | 20 | 0.0014% |
| 1941 | #1,872 | 15 | 0.0012% |
| 1940 | #1,667 | 18 | 0.0016% |
| 1939 | #1,693 | 17 | 0.0015% |
| 1938 | #1,462 | 22 | 0.0020% |
| 1937 | #1,393 | 24 | 0.0023% |
| 1936 | #1,704 | 17 | 0.0016% |
| 1935 | #1,636 | 19 | 0.0018% |
| 1934 | #1,309 | 27 | 0.0026% |
| 1933 | #1,352 | 25 | 0.0025% |
| 1932 | #1,316 | 28 | 0.0027% |
| 1931 | #1,480 | 23 | 0.0022% |
| 1930 | #1,521 | 24 | 0.0022% |
| 1929 | #1,400 | 27 | 0.0025% |
| 1928 | #1,550 | 24 | 0.0022% |
| 1927 | #1,589 | 24 | 0.0021% |
| 1926 | #1,886 | 18 | 0.0016% |
| 1925 | #2,392 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1924 | #1,520 | 26 | 0.0023% |
| 1923 | #1,577 | 24 | 0.0022% |
| 1922 | #2,440 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1921 | #1,808 | 20 | 0.0018% |
| 1920 | #1,859 | 19 | 0.0018% |
| 1919 | #1,942 | 17 | 0.0017% |
| 1918 | #2,045 | 16 | 0.0016% |
| 1917 | #2,663 | 10 | 0.0011% |
| 1915 | #2,989 | 8 | 0.0009% |
| 1914 | #3,148 | 6 | 0.0009% |
| 1913 | #2,212 | 8 | 0.0016% |
| 1911 | #1,926 | 5 | 0.0022% |
| 1893 | #1,139 | 5 | 0.0045% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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