US rank #4489 Boys' name Peak 2012 548 births

Drayson — #4489 US boys' name

548 babies named Drayson in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s322000s1132010s2852020s118
#4489
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 68% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Drayson was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

36 babies were named Drayson in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Drayson

The Social Security Administration has registered 548 babies named Drayson between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Drayson currently holds the #4489 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Drayson performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 285 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Drayson shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Drayson in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Drayson in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 548 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Drayson at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

548

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2012

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,489

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Drayson popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
36
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
010203040 20242020201620122008200419991990 5

Drayson by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
285 births that decade — 52% of Drayson's all-time total
1990s322000s1132010s2852020s118

Drayson by state

Where Drayson concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Drayson
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
17 3.1%
#2 California
5 0.9%
Texas share of Drayson's total US births 3.1%
Even split

17 of 548 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Drayson?
548 babies have been named Drayson since 1990. It currently ranks #4489 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 36 births.
When was Drayson most popular?
Drayson was most popular in the 2010s decade with 285 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Drayson most popular?
The top states for the name Drayson are Texas (17 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Drayson been used?
Drayson has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Drayson?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Drake, Draven, Drayden, Drayton, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1990–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.