Boys' name · since 2009

Dredan

Dredan has 40 recorded births since 2009 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#23,684 of 45,481
all-time among boys
40
born since 2009
2010s
peak decade

40 boys have been named Dredan since 2009, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dredan has been recorded 40 times among boys since 2009, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 2009 to 2021.

  • #23,684 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 40 born since 2009
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dredan ranks #23,684 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 40 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.

#23,684 of 45,481
all-time among boys
40
born since 2009
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Dredan's 40 recorded births place it above 47.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Dredan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Dredan's full recorded timeline at 2012, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2014, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Dredan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2021

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2010)
8
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
456789 200920102011201220142021 5

Dredan by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (28 births, 70% of the file).

2010s was Dredan's strongest decade.

28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.

Dredan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 28 births (70% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dredan? ▼
Dredan has been given to 40 babies in the U.S. since 2009, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #23,684 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2021. 8 babies were born in 2010, its single highest year.
Where does Dredan sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dredan ranks #23,684 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Dredan most popular? ▼
Dredan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Dredan been used? ▼
Records for Dredan go back to 2009, giving 13 years of history through 2021.
What names are similar to Dredan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Drew, Drexel, Dresden, Dre, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Dredan's data

  • Dredan's decade-level peak was the 2010s (28 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Dredan

Nearby Names Like Dredan

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Dredan

Drew Boy
#553 78,592 births
Drexel Boy
#7218 1,404 births
Dresden Boy
#5301 972 births
Dre Boy
#5716 856 births
Drevon Boy
#9192 761 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

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Elburn
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Santa
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Esper
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Clate
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Dredan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2009–2021 (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 Dredan 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.