Boys' name · since 2004
Dreden
Dreden has 206 recorded births since 2004 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,775 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 206
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dreden sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 206 recorded since 2004.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dreden has been recorded 206 times among boys since 2004, 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 2004 to 2024.
- #12,775 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 206 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dreden ranks #12,775 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 206 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,775 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 206
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dreden's 206 recorded births place it above 71.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Dreden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dreden splits its recorded history at 2013: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dreden popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2024
- Peak year (2017)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Dreden by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (127 births, 62% of the file).
2010s was Dreden's strongest decade.
127 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Dreden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
56 births
- 2010s
2010s
127 births
- 2020s 23
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 127 births (62% of all-time use).
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- Dreden's decade-level peak was the 2010s (127 total births); usage has since declined to 23 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dreden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~20 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, 2004–2024 (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 Dreden 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.