Boys' name · since 1995

Dreyson

Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 448 babies named Dreyson, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#8,421 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#4,798 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
448
born since 1995
2010s
peak decade

Dreyson currently ranks #4798 among boys' names in America, with 448 babies recorded since 1995.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dreyson has been recorded 448 times among boys since 1995, currently ranked #4798 nationally and more common than 66% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.

  • #8,421 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #4,798 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 448 born since 1995
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dreyson ranks #8,421 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,798 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 448 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.

#8,421 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#4,798 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
448
born since 1995
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%65.5%
Dreyson vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Dreyson's 448 recorded births place it above 81.46% 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.

How Dreyson compares

448 Top 46% higher than 54% 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

Dreyson's all-time total is 21% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Dreyson Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 448 369 358,536
Peak-year births 32 34 22,252

Dreyson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Dreyson's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 70% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 30%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 32, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Dreyson popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
32
Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
010203040 19952002200620102014201820222025 21

Dreyson by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (215 births, 48% of the file).

2010s was Dreyson's strongest decade.

215 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.

Dreyson births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 215 births (48% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dreyson?
448 babies have been named Dreyson since 1995. All-time, it sits at #8,421 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #4,798 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2018 with 32 births.
Where does Dreyson sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dreyson ranks #8,421 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,798 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 Dreyson most popular?
Dreyson was most popular in the 2010s decade with 215 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Dreyson been used?
The SSA has tracked Dreyson since 1995 -- 31 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Dreyson?
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 Dreyson's data

  • Dreyson's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (215 total births) through the 2020s (132) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Dreyson: 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, 1995–2025 (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 Dreyson 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.