Total births
16
Boys' name · since 1926
Drexell
Drexell has 16 recorded births since 1926 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1936 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 16
- total births
- 1926–1936
- years on record
- 1930s
- peak decade
- 69%
- born in that decade
Drexell sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 16 recorded since 1926.
Drexell has 16 recorded births among boys since 1926, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 1936.
- 16 total births
- 1926–1936 years on record
- 1930s peak decade
- 69% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
16 boys have been named Drexell since 1926, peaking in the 1930s, last recorded in 1936.
- 16
- total births
- 1926–1936
- years on record
- 1930s
- peak decade
- 69%
- born in that decade
1930s
Peak decade
69% of everyone ever named Drexell was born in this single decade.
1936
Single peak year
6 babies were named Drexell in 1936 - its busiest year on record.
Drexell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Drexell splits its recorded history at 1930: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1926 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1936 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Drexell at a glance
Last recorded 1936Peak year
1936
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1926
Drexell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1936
- Peak year (1936)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Drexell by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1930s was Drexell's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Drexell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
- 1930s
1930s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Drexell? ▼
Since 1926, Social Security records show 16 babies named Drexell. The most recent recorded year was 1936. Its busiest year on record was 1936, with 6 births.
When was Drexell most popular? ▼
Drexell was most popular in the 1930s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1936.
How long has the name Drexell been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Drexell since 1926 -- 11 years through the most recent 1936 data.
What names are similar to Drexell? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Drexell
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1926–1936 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Drexell: Baby Name Since 1926 - 16 Births, Peak 1936." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/drexell. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Drexell 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 July 2026.