Girls' name · since 1921
Drema
Drema has 2,464 recorded births since 1921 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1959 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,088 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,464
- born since 1921
- 1950s
- peak decade
Drema sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 2,464 recorded since 1921.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Drema has been recorded 2,464 times among girls since 1921, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 2000.
- #4,088 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,464 born since 1921
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Drema ranks #4,088 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,464 born since 1921, peaking in the 1950s.
- #4,088 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,464
- born since 1921
- 1950s
- peak decade
Drema's 2,464 recorded births place it above 94.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by West Virginia.
Drema's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Drema splits its recorded history at 1963: 29% of all births land in the more recent half, 71% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1921 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1959 peak of 112 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Drema popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2000
- Peak year (1959)
- 112
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Drema by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (890 births, 36% of the file).
1950s was Drema's strongest decade.
890 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Drema births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 132
1930s
132 births
- 1940s
1940s
529 births
- 1950s
1950s
890 births
- 1960s
1960s
537 births
- 1970s 231
1970s
231 births
- 1980s 88
1980s
88 births
- 1990s 45
1990s
45 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 890 births (36% of all-time use).
How Drema compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Drema's total volume
Drema by state
Where Drema concentrates geographically, total births since 1921
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | West Virginia | | 1,477 | 59.9% |
| #2 | Virginia | | 188 | 7.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 103 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Kentucky | | 43 | 1.7% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 11 | 0.4% |
1,477 of 2,464 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Drema's data
- Drema's decade-level peak was the 1950s (890 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- West Virginia records the most Dremas (1,477 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. West Virginia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Drema: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~79 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, 1921–2000 (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 Drema 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.