Boys' name · since 2000
Drelyn
Drelyn has 299 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,591 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,020 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 299
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Drelyn is the #6020 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 299 recorded since 2000.
Social Security Administration records show Drelyn recorded 299 times among boys since 2000, holding rank #6020 nationally today, ahead of 57% 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 2000 to 2025.
- #10,591 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,020 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 299 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Drelyn ranks #10,591 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,020 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 299 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,591 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,020 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 299
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Drelyn's 299 recorded births place it above 76.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Drelyn compares
299 45th percentile among 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
Drelyn's all-time total is 19% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Drelyn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 299 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Drelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Drelyn's full recorded timeline at 2013, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Drelyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Drelyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (131 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Drelyn's strongest decade.
131 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Drelyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
80 births
- 2010s
2010s
131 births
- 2020s
2020s
88 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 131 births (44% of all-time use).
Drelyn by state
Where Drelyn concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.7% |
5 of 299 births nationwide.
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What to do with Drelyn's data
- Drelyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (131 total births) through the 2020s (88) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Drelyns (5 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 Drelyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Drelyn 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.