Boys' name · since 1994
Draven
Draven has 7,715 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,397 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,220 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,715
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Draven currently ranks #1220 among boys' names in America, with 7,715 babies recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Draven has been recorded 7,715 times among boys since 1994, currently ranked #1220 nationally and more common than 91% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #1,397 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,220 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 7,715 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Draven ranks #1,397 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,220 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 7,715 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,397 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,220 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,715
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Draven's 7,715 recorded births place it above 96.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Draven compares
7,715 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
Draven's all-time total is 21x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Draven | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,715 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 382 | 34 | 22,252 |
Draven's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Draven's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 54 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 382, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Draven popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 382
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Draven popularity over time - girls
253 total births recorded since 1994 (Draven as girls' name)
Draven by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (3,068 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Draven's strongest decade.
3,068 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Draven births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 929
1990s
929 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,068 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,659 births
- 2020s 1,059
2020s
1,059 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 3,068 births (40% of all-time use).
How Draven 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 Draven's total volume
Draven by state
Where Draven concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 839 | 10.9% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 485 | 6.3% |
| #3 | California | | 418 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 376 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 290 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Florida | | 276 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 255 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 235 | 3.0% |
839 of 7,715 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Draven appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Draven's data
- Draven's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (3,068 total births) through the 2020s (1,059) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Dravens (839 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Draven: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Draven 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.