Dreden — #13196 US boys' name
206 babies named Dreden in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 7% of names given to boys today.
62% of everyone ever named Dreden was born in this single decade.
20 babies were named Dreden in 2017 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Dreden
The Social Security Administration has registered 206 babies named Dreden between 2004 and 2024, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dreden currently holds the #13196 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 20 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Dreden performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 127 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Dreden shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Dreden 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 206 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.
Dreden at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Dreden popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2004
- Peak year (2017)
- 20
- Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
Currently ranks #13196 among boys.
206 total births across 21 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2017 with 20 births in a single year.
Dreden by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 127 births that decade — 62% of Dreden's all-time total
Dreden decade highlights
- Peak decade 127 births
- Runner-up 56 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Dreden's strongest decade
127 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 62% of all-time use.
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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, 2004–2024 (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.