Boys' name · since 1989
Dre
Dre has 856 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,669 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,716 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 856
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dre is the #5716 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 856 recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Dre recorded 856 times among boys since 1989, holding rank #5716 nationally today, ahead of 59% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #5,669 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,716 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 856 born since 1989
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dre ranks #5,669 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,716 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 856 born since 1989, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,669 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,716 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 856
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dre's 856 recorded births place it above 87.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Dre compares
856 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Dre's all-time total is 132% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dre | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 856 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 56 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dre's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dre splits its recorded history at 2007: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1989 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 56 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dre popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 56
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Dre popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2019 (Dre as girls' name)
Dre by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (272 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Dre's strongest decade.
272 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Dre births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
228 births
- 2000s
2000s
190 births
- 2010s
2010s
272 births
- 2020s
2020s
160 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 272 births (32% of all-time use).
How Dre 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 Dre's total volume
Dre by state
Where Dre concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 49 | 5.7% |
| #2 | California | | 29 | 3.4% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 11 | 1.3% |
49 of 856 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Dre's data
- Dre's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (272 total births) through the 2020s (160) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Dres (49 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 Dre: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Dre 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.