Boys' name · since 1954
Drex
Drex has 35 recorded births since 1954 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,670 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,248 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 35
- born since 1954
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Drex is the #12248 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 35 recorded since 1954.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Drex has been recorded 35 times among boys since 1954, currently ranked #12248 nationally and more common than 12% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 2025.
- #24,670 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,248 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 35 born since 1954
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Drex ranks #24,670 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,248 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 35 born since 1954, peaking in the 2010s.
- #24,670 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,248 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 35
- born since 1954
- 2010s
- peak decade
Drex's 35 recorded births place it above 45.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Drex compares
35 13th 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
Drex's all-time total is 91% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Drex | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 35 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 34 | 22,252 |
Drex's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Drex's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2017, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Drex popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Drex by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (11 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Drex's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Drex births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
7 births
- 2010s
2010s
11 births
- 2020s
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 11 births (31% of all-time use).
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What to do with Drex's data
- Drex's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 2020s (11) -- 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 Drex: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~71 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, 1954–2025 (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 Drex 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.