Boys' name · since 1991
Dreshawn
736 babies named Dreshawn in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,223 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,281 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 736
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
736 babies have been named Dreshawn since 1991, making it today's #6281 boys' name.
Dreshawn has 736 recorded births among boys since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6281 as of the latest data, more common than 55% of boys, 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 1991 to 2025.
- #6,223 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,281 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 736 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dreshawn ranks #6,223 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,281 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 736 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,223 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,281 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 736
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dreshawn's 736 recorded births place it above 86.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Dreshawn compares
736 Top 37% higher than 63% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dreshawn's all-time total is 99% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dreshawn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 736 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 50 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dreshawn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dreshawn's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2024, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 50, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dreshawn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Dreshawn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (277 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Dreshawn's strongest decade.
277 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Dreshawn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
212 births
- 2000s
2000s
277 births
- 2010s
2010s
183 births
- 2020s 64
2020s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 277 births (38% of all-time use).
How Dreshawn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dreshawn's total volume
Dreshawn by state
Where Dreshawn concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 7 | 1.0% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #5 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Texas | | 5 | 0.7% |
7 of 736 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Dreshawn's data
- Dreshawn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (277 total births); usage has since declined to 64 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Dreshawns (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dreshawn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Dreshawn 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.