Boys' name · since 2012
Drexton
Since 2012, U.S. Social Security records show 24 babies named Drexton, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,481 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #13,149 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 24
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
Drexton currently ranks #13149 among boys' names in America, with 24 babies recorded since 2012.
Social Security Administration records show Drexton recorded 24 times among boys since 2012, holding rank #13149 nationally today, ahead of 6% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2025.
- #27,481 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #13,149 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 24 born since 2012
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Drexton ranks #27,481 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,149 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 24 born since 2012, peaking in the 2010s.
- #27,481 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #13,149 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 24
- born since 2012
- 2010s
- peak decade
Drexton's 24 recorded births place it above 39.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Drexton compares
24 9th percentile among 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
Drexton's all-time total is 93% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Drexton | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 24 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 34 | 22,252 |
Drexton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Drexton's full recorded timeline at 2022, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2022, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Drexton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Drexton by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (14 births, 58% of the file).
2010s was Drexton's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Drexton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
14 births
- 2020s
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 14 births (58% of all-time use).
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What to do with Drexton's data
- Drexton's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (14 total births) through the 2020s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Drexton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~13 yrs)
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, 2012–2025 (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 Drexton 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.