Boys' name · since 2007
Draylen
Since 2007, U.S. Social Security records show 220 babies named Draylen, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,381 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,362 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 220
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Draylen currently ranks #5362 among boys' names in America, with 220 babies recorded since 2007.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Draylen has been recorded 220 times among boys since 2007, currently ranked #5362 nationally and more common than 62% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2025.
- #12,381 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,362 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 220 born since 2007
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Draylen ranks #12,381 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,362 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 220 born since 2007, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,381 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,362 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 220
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Draylen's 220 recorded births place it above 72.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Draylen compares
220 40th percentile among 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
Draylen's all-time total is 40% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Draylen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 220 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 34 | 22,252 |
Draylen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Draylen's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2007, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Draylen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Draylen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (122 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Draylen's strongest decade.
122 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Draylen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
- 2010s
2010s
122 births
- 2020s
2020s
76 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 122 births (55% of all-time use).
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What to do with Draylen's data
- Draylen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (122 total births) through the 2020s (76) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Draylen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~18 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, 2007–2025 (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 Draylen 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.