Recorded 1994–2021 Boys' name Peak 2003 249 births

Dreshaun — boys' name

249 babies named Dreshaun in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s532000s1112010s712020s14
2000s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Dreshaun was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

24 babies were named Dreshaun in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dreshaun

The Social Security Administration has registered 249 babies named Dreshaun between 1994 and 2021, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dreshaun currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dreshaun performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 111 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Dreshaun shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dreshaun in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 249 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Dreshaun at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

249

Since 1994

28 years of records

Peak year

2003

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1994

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2021

Dreshaun popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1994

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2003)
24
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
0510152025 20212016201220082004200019961994 6

Dreshaun by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
111 births that decade — 45% of Dreshaun's all-time total
1990s532000s1112010s712020s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dreshaun?
249 babies have been named Dreshaun since 1994. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2003 with 24 births.
When was Dreshaun most popular?
Dreshaun was most popular in the 2000s decade with 111 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Dreshaun been used?
Dreshaun has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 28 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Dreshaun?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1994–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.