Drexel — #6832 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Drexel

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,393 babies named Drexel between 1910 and 2024, spanning 115 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Drexel currently holds the #6832 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Drexel performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 194 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Drexel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in West Virginia, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Kentucky. In total, SSA state-level files list Drexel in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Drexel 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 1,393 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.