Meaning and history
Latinized form of Greek Νάρκισσος (Narkissos), possibly from νάρκη (narke) meaning “sleep” or “numbness.” In Greek mythology, Narkissos was a beautiful youth who gazed at his reflection until he died and was transformed into the narcissus flower. The name appears briefly in the New Testament epistles and was borne by several early saints, including a 2nd-century patriarch of Jerusalem, and it has remained in use to the present, especially in Catholic regions, usually in honor of the saint rather than the mythological figure.
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1881: 8 births, rank #662
18821882: 6 births, rank #872
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18861886: 14 births, rank #628
Narcissus rose from #872 to #628 for girls between 1882 and 1886. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 14.