Boys' name · since 1917

Drewey

Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 81 babies named Drewey, peaking in 1925. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#18,791 of 45,481
all-time among boys
81
born since 1917
1920s
peak decade

Drewey sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 81 recorded since 1917.

Drewey has 81 recorded births among boys since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1977.

  • #18,791 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 81 born since 1917
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Drewey ranks #18,791 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 81 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.

#18,791 of 45,481
all-time among boys
81
born since 1917
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Drewey's 81 recorded births place it above 58.57% 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.

Drewey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Drewey's full recorded timeline at 1929, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1921, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1925 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Drewey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1977

Last recorded 1977
Peak year (1925)
10
Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
4681012 1917192019251929193819481977 5

Drewey by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (35 births, 43% of the file).

1920s was Drewey's strongest decade.

35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.

Drewey births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 35 births (43% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Drewey? ▼
Since 1917, Social Security records show 81 babies named Drewey. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #18,791 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1977. Its busiest year on record was 1925, with 10 births.
Where does Drewey sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Drewey ranks #18,791 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 Drewey most popular? ▼
Drewey was most popular in the 1920s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
How long has the name Drewey been used? ▼
Records for Drewey go back to 1917, giving 61 years of history through 1977.
What names are similar to Drewey? ▼
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 Drewey's data

  • Drewey's decade-level peak was the 1920s (35 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

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

Keep exploring Drewey

Nearby Names Like Drewey

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

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#5716 856 births
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Drewey: 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, 1917–1977 (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 Drewey 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.