Recorded 1917–1977 Boys' name Peak 1925 81 births

Drewey — boys' name

81 babies named Drewey in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s141920s351930s101940s111950s61970s5
1920s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Drewey was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

10 babies were named Drewey in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Drewey

The Social Security Administration has registered 81 babies named Drewey between 1917 and 1977, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Drewey currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1977. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Drewey performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Drewey shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Drewey 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 81 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.

Drewey at a glance

Last recorded 1977

Total births

81

Since 1917

61 years of records

Peak year

1925

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1977

Active since

1917

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 1977

Drewey popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1977
Peak year (1925)
10
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
4681012 1977194819381929192519201917 6

Drewey by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
35 births that decade — 43% of Drewey's all-time total
1910s141920s351930s101940s111950s61970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Drewey?
81 babies have been named Drewey since 1917. It was last recorded in 1977. The peak year was 1925 with 10 births.
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?
Drewey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 61 years of data 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.

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, 1917–1977 (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.