Boys' name · since 1957
Dandre
Dandre has 7,741 recorded births since 1957 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,393 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,553 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,741
- born since 1957
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dandre currently ranks #2553 among boys' names in America, with 7,741 babies recorded since 1957.
Social Security Administration records show Dandre recorded 7,741 times among boys since 1957, holding rank #2553 nationally today, ahead of 82% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2025.
- #1,393 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,553 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 7,741 born since 1957
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dandre ranks #1,393 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,553 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 7,741 born since 1957, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,393 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,553 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,741
- born since 1957
- 1990s
- peak decade
Dandre's 7,741 recorded births place it above 96.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Dandre compares
7,741 Top 10% higher than 90% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dandre's all-time total is 21x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dandre | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,741 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 364 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dandre's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dandre's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1957, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 364, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dandre popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 364
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Dandre popularity over time - girls
37 total births recorded since 1966 (Dandre as girls' name)
Dandre by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (2,767 births, 36% of the file).
1990s was Dandre's strongest decade.
2,767 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Dandre births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 60
1960s
60 births
- 1970s 292
1970s
292 births
- 1980s 960
1980s
960 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,767 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,254 births
- 2010s 1,027
2010s
1,027 births
- 2020s 376
2020s
376 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 2,767 births (36% of all-time use).
How Dandre compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dandre's total volume
Dandre by state
Where Dandre concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 629 | 8.1% |
| #2 | Florida | | 602 | 7.8% |
| #3 | California | | 559 | 7.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 414 | 5.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 395 | 5.1% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 331 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 286 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 276 | 3.6% |
629 of 7,741 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Dandre appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dandre's data
- Dandre's decade-level peak was the 1990s (2,767 total births); usage has since declined to 376 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Dandres (629 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dandre: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~68 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1957–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dandre draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.