Unisex name · since 1956
Dreux
Since 1956, U.S. Social Security records show 318 babies named Dreux, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,261 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,780 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 318
- born since 1956
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dreux is the #3780 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 318 recorded since 1956.
Dreux has 318 recorded births among boys since 1956, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3780 as of the latest data, more common than 73% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2025.
- #10,261 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,780 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 318 born since 1956
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dreux ranks #10,261 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,780 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 318 born since 1956, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10,261 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,780 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 318
- born since 1956
- 2020s
- peak decade
Dreux's 318 recorded births place it above 77.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Dreux compares
318 47th 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
Dreux's all-time total is 14% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dreux | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 318 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dreux's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dreux's full recorded timeline at 2012, 75% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 25% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1959, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 36 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dreux popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Dreux popularity over time - girls
80 total births recorded since 2019 (Dreux as girls' name)
Dreux by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (154 births, 48% of the file).
2020s was Dreux's strongest decade.
154 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Dreux births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 29
1950s
29 births
- 1960s 31
1960s
31 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 8
1990s
8 births
- 2010s
2010s
91 births
- 2020s
2020s
154 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 154 births (48% of all-time use).
Dreux by state
Where Dreux concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 25 | 7.9% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 17 | 5.3% |
| #3 | California | | 6 | 1.9% |
25 of 318 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Texas records the most Dreuxs (25 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Dreux: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1956–2025 (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 Dreux 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.