Recorded 1926–1936 Boys' name Peak 1936 16 births

Drexell — boys' name

16 babies named Drexell in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1936. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s11
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.

What the Data Says About Drexell

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Drexell between 1926 and 1936, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Drexell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1936. The name reached its historical peak in 1936, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Drexell performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Drexell shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Drexell 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 16 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.

Drexell at a glance

Last recorded 1936

Total births

16

Since 1926

11 years of records

Peak year

1936

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1936

Active since

1926

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1936

Drexell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–1926

Last recorded 1936
Peak year (1936)
6
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4.555.566.5 193619301926 5

Drexell by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
11 births that decade — 69% of Drexell's all-time total
1920s51930s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Drexell?
16 babies have been named Drexell since 1926. It was last recorded in 1936. The peak year 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?
Drexell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 11 years of data through 1936.
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.

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, 1926–1936 (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.