Girls' name · since 1938
Drena
Drena has 618 recorded births since 1938 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1945 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,353 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 618
- born since 1938
- 1940s
- peak decade
Drena is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 618 have been recorded since 1938.
Social Security Administration records show Drena recorded 618 times among girls since 1938, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1938 to 2004.
- #10,353 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 618 born since 1938
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Drena ranks #10,353 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 618 born since 1938, peaking in the 1940s.
- #10,353 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 618
- born since 1938
- 1940s
- peak decade
Drena's 618 recorded births place it above 85.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Drena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Drena's full recorded timeline at 1964, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1940, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1945 peak of 37 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Drena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–2004
- Peak year (1945)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Drena by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (157 births, 25% of the file).
1940s was Drena's strongest decade.
157 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Drena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 23
1930s
23 births
- 1940s
1940s
157 births
- 1950s
1950s
139 births
- 1960s
1960s
144 births
- 1970s
1970s
85 births
- 1980s 55
1980s
55 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 157 births (25% of all-time use).
How Drena 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 Drena's total volume
Drena by state
Where Drena concentrates geographically, total births since 1938
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 15 | 2.4% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.8% |
15 of 618 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Drena's data
- Drena's decade-level peak was the 1940s (157 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Drenas (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Drena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1945)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1938–2004 (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 Drena 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.