Boys' name · since 2000

Drennan

Since 2000, U.S. Social Security records show 28 babies named Drennan, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#26,314 of 45,481
all-time among boys
28
born since 2000
2000s
peak decade

28 boys have been named Drennan since 2000, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Drennan has 28 recorded births among boys since 2000, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2012.

  • #26,314 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 28 born since 2000
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Drennan ranks #26,314 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 2000, peaking in the 2000s.

#26,314 of 45,481
all-time among boys
28
born since 2000
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Drennan's 28 recorded births place it above 41.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Drennan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Drennan's full recorded timeline at 2009, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2007, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Drennan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2012

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2012)
7
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20002007200920112012 7

Drennan by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (16 births, 57% of the file).

2000s was Drennan's strongest decade.

16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.

Drennan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 16 births (57% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Drennan? ▼
Drennan has been given to 28 babies in the U.S. since 2000, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #26,314 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2012. 7 babies were born in 2012, its single highest year.
Where does Drennan sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Drennan ranks #26,314 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Drennan most popular? ▼
Drennan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Drennan been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Drennan since 2000 -- 13 years through the most recent 2012 data.
What names are similar to Drennan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Drew, Drexel, Dresden, Dre, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Drennan's data

  • Drennan's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (16 total births) through the 2010s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Drennan

Nearby Names Like Drennan

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Drennan

Drew Boy
#553 78,592 births
Drexel Boy
#7218 1,404 births
Dresden Boy
#5301 972 births
Dre Boy
#5716 856 births
Drevon Boy
#9192 761 births

Compare Drennan side by side: Drennan vs Drew Drennan vs Drexel Drennan vs Dresden

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Barker
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Drennan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2000–2012 (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 Drennan 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.