Boys' name · since 1991

Drexler

Drexler has 82 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#18,706 of 45,481
all-time among boys
82
born since 1991
1990s
peak decade

Drexler sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 82 recorded since 1991.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Drexler has been recorded 82 times among boys since 1991, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2023.

  • #18,706 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 82 born since 1991
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Drexler ranks #18,706 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 82 born since 1991, peaking in the 1990s.

#18,706 of 45,481
all-time among boys
82
born since 1991
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Drexler's 82 recorded births place it above 58.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Drexler's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Drexler's full recorded timeline at 2014, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Drexler popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1992)
16
Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
05101520 199119921993199419952011201420162017201920212023 6

Drexler by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (40 births, 49% of the file).

1990s was Drexler's strongest decade.

40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.

Drexler births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 40 births (49% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Drexler? ▼
82 babies have been named Drexler since 1991. All-time, it sits at #18,706 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1992 with 16 births.
Where does Drexler sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Drexler ranks #18,706 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Drexler most popular? ▼
Drexler was most popular in the 1990s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Drexler been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Drexler since 1991 -- 33 years through the most recent 2023 data.
What names are similar to Drexler? ▼
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.

What to do with Drexler's data

  • Drexler's decade-level peak was the 1990s (40 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

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

Keep exploring Drexler

Nearby Names Like Drexler

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

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Dre Boy
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Drevon Boy
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Drexler: 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, 1991–2023 (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 Drexler 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.