Dre vs Drexel

Side-by-side comparison of Dre and Drexel - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Dre

Boy name · Rank #4261

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Name B

Drexel

Boy name · Rank #6854

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Metric Dre Drexel
Current Rank #4261 #6854
Total Births (all years) 856 1,404
Peak Year 1993 1957
Peak Year Births 56 27
Peak Decade 2010s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1989 1910

Births by Decade

Decade Dre Drexel
1910s - 130
1920s - 163
1930s - 148
1940s - 125
1950s - 194
1960s - 162
1970s - 58
1980s 6 70
1990s 228 53
2000s 190 82
2010s 272 145
2020s 160 74

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dre Drexel
2014 25 25
2015 29 20
2016 20 8
2017 30 8
2018 28 15
2019 34 16
2020 26 21
2021 36 7
2022 31 9
2023 26 14
2024 25 12
2025 16 11

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1989–2025.

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