Unisex name · since 2008
Drelynn
Since 2008, U.S. Social Security records show 36 babies named Drelynn, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,474 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 36
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Drelynn sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 36 recorded since 2008.
Drelynn has 36 recorded births among boys since 2008, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2024.
- #24,474 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 36 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Drelynn ranks #24,474 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 36 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #24,474 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 36
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Drelynn's 36 recorded births place it above 45.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Drelynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Drelynn's SSA record in two at 2019 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2019, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Drelynn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2024
- Peak year (2011)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2024.
36 total births across 17 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2011 with 7 births in a single year.
Drelynn popularity over time - girls
30 total births recorded since 2013 (Drelynn as girls' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The girls' variant of Drelynn accounts for 45% of total recorded use across both genders.
Drelynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (18 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Drelynn's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Drelynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
18 births
- 2020s
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 18 births (50% of all-time use).
Drelynn decade highlights
- Peak decade 18 births
- Runner-up 12 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Drelynn by state
Where Drelynn concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 13.9% |
5 of 36 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- Texas 13.9% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 13.9% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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- Drelynn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (18 total births) through the 2020s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Drelynns (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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Two nationwide peer axes for Drelynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~16 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, 2008–2024 (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 Drelynn 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.
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