Recorded 1954–2022 Boys' name Peak 1996 30 births

Drex — boys' name

30 babies named Drex in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s61990s72010s112020s6
2010s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Drex was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

7 babies were named Drex in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Drex

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Drex between 1954 and 2022, spanning 69 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Drex currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Drex performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Drex shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Drex 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 30 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.

Drex at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

30

Since 1954

69 years of records

Peak year

1996

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1954

Recorded for 69 years

Last year on file: 2022

Drex popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1954

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1996)
7
Annual births at peak — across 69 years of records
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Drex by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
11 births that decade — 37% of Drex's all-time total
1950s61990s72010s112020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Drex?
30 babies have been named Drex since 1954. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1996 with 7 births.
When was Drex most popular?
Drex was most popular in the 2010s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Drex been used?
Drex has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 69 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Drex?
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, 1954–2022 (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.