Boys' name · since 1910

Drexel

1,404 babies named Drexel in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#4,142 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#7,218 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,404
born since 1910
1950s
peak decade

1,404 babies have been named Drexel since 1910, making it today's #7218 boys' name.

Social Security Administration records show Drexel recorded 1,404 times among boys since 1910, holding rank #7218 nationally today, ahead of 48% of boys, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 2025.

  • #4,142 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #7,218 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 1,404 born since 1910
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Drexel ranks #4,142 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,218 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,404 born since 1910, peaking in the 1950s.

#4,142 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#7,218 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,404
born since 1910
1950s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%48.1%
Drexel vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Drexel's 1,404 recorded births place it above 90.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by West Virginia.

How Drexel compares

1,404 Top 27% higher than 73% of 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

Drexel's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Drexel Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 1,404 369 358,536
Peak-year births 27 34 22,252

Drexel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Drexel splits its recorded history at 1965: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1910 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1957 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Drexel popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1957)
27
Annual births at peak, across 116 years of records
051015202530 191019251939195319671984200120152025 11

Drexel popularity over time - girls

40 total births recorded since 1914 (Drexel as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 40 births
4.555.566.577.5 1914192019261930193119381943 5

Drexel by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (194 births, 14% of the file).

1950s was Drexel's strongest decade.

194 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.

Drexel births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 194 births (14% of all-time use).

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

How Drexel compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Drexel's total volume

Drexel vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -24, 10.5%-115, 2.7%-64, 3.5%-51, 4.1%-24, 36.3%-27, 6.7%-31, 11%-146, 2.8%-76, 5.2%-118, 3.9%-110, 5.5%-29, 8.5%-42, 4.5%-59, 3.3%-40, 6.8%Drexel-116, 1.9%Drexel
Drexel vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Drexel by state

Where Drexel concentrates geographically, total births since 1910

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Drexel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 West Virginia
6 0.4%
#2 Kentucky
5 0.4%
West Virginia share of Drexel's total US births 0.4%
Even split

6 of 1,404 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Drexel? ▼
1,404 babies have been named Drexel since 1910. All-time, it sits at #4,142 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #7,218 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 1957 with 27 births.
Where does Drexel sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Drexel ranks #4,142 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,218 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Drexel most popular? ▼
Drexel was most popular in the 1950s decade with 194 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
Where is Drexel most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Drexel are West Virginia (6 births), Kentucky (5 births).
How long has the name Drexel been used? ▼
Records for Drexel go back to 1910, giving 116 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Drexel? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Drew, Dresden, Dre, Drevon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Drexel's data

  • Drexel's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (194 total births) through the 2020s (74) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • West Virginia records the most Drexels (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. West Virginia names

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

Keep exploring Drexel

Nearby Names Like Drexel

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

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#553 78,592 births
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#5301 972 births
Dre Boy
#5716 856 births
Drevon Boy
#9192 761 births
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Drexel: 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, 1910–2025 (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 Drexel 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.