Boys' name · since 1995
Dreyton
Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 333 babies named Dreyton, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,030 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,188 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 333
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
333 babies have been named Dreyton since 1995, making it today's #11188 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Dreyton recorded 333 times among boys since 1995, holding rank #11188 nationally today, ahead of 20% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #10,030 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,188 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 333 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dreyton ranks #10,030 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,188 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 333 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10,030 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,188 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 333
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dreyton's 333 recorded births place it above 77.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Dreyton compares
333 47th 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
Dreyton's all-time total is 10% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dreyton | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 333 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dreyton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dreyton splits its recorded history at 2010: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1995 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dreyton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Dreyton by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (144 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Dreyton's strongest decade.
144 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Dreyton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 31
1990s
31 births
- 2000s
2000s
144 births
- 2010s
2010s
122 births
- 2020s 36
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 144 births (43% of all-time use).
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What to do with Dreyton's data
- Dreyton's decade-level peak was the 2000s (144 total births); usage has since declined to 36 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dreyton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~30 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, 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 Dreyton 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.