US rank #4395 Girls' name Peak 2005 843 births

Drea — #4395 US girls' name

843 babies named Drea in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s51990s592000s2902010s3482020s131
#4395
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 75% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Drea was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

50 babies were named Drea in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Drea

The Social Security Administration has registered 843 babies named Drea between 1973 and 2024, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Drea currently holds the #4395 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 50 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Drea performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 348 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Drea shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 55 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Drea in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Drea 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 843 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.

Drea at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

843

Since 1973

52 years of records

Peak year

2005

50 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,395

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1973

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2024

Drea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1973

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
50
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
0102030405060 202420192014200920041999199419741973 5

Drea by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
348 births that decade — 41% of Drea's all-time total
1970s101980s51990s592000s2902010s3482020s131

Drea by state

Where Drea concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Drea
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
55 6.5%
#2 New York
17 2.0%
#3 Texas
12 1.4%
#4 Florida
10 1.2%
#5 Michigan
6 0.7%
#6 South Carolina
5 0.6%
California share of Drea's total US births 6.5%
Even split

55 of 843 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Drea?
843 babies have been named Drea since 1973. It currently ranks #4395 among girls. The peak year was 2005 with 50 births.
When was Drea most popular?
Drea was most popular in the 2010s decade with 348 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Drea most popular?
The top states for the name Drea are California (55 births), New York (17 births), Texas (12 births).
How long has the name Drea been used?
Drea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 52 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Drea?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Drew, Dream, Dreama, Drema, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1973–2024 (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.