Boys' name · since 2007
Dreson
Dreson has 58 recorded births since 2007 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #21,098 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,995 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 58
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dreson is the #12995 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 58 recorded since 2007.
Social Security Administration records show Dreson recorded 58 times among boys since 2007, holding rank #12995 nationally today, ahead of 7% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2025.
- #21,098 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,995 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 58 born since 2007
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dreson ranks #21,098 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,995 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 58 born since 2007, peaking in the 2010s.
- #21,098 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,995 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 58
- born since 2007
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dreson's 58 recorded births place it above 53.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Dreson compares
58 18th percentile among 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
Dreson's all-time total is 84% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dreson | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 58 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dreson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dreson splits its recorded history at 2014: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2007 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dreson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Dreson by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (26 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Dreson's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Dreson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
26 births
- 2020s
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 26 births (45% of all-time use).
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- Dreson's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (26 total births) through the 2020s (22) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dreson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~18 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, 2007–2025 (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 Dreson 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.