Boys' name · since 2001

Drin

Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 146 babies named Drin, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#14,918 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#4,983 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
146
born since 2001
2020s
peak decade

Yes -- Drin is the #4983 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 146 recorded since 2001.

Drin has 146 recorded births among boys since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4983 as of the latest data, more common than 64% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.

  • #14,918 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #4,983 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 146 born since 2001
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Drin ranks #14,918 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,983 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 146 born since 2001, peaking in the 2020s.

#14,918 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#4,983 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
146
born since 2001
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%64.2%
Drin vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Drin's 146 recorded births place it above 67.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.

How Drin compares

146 32nd 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

Drin's all-time total is 60% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Drin Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 146 369 358,536
Peak-year births 20 34 22,252

Drin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Drin splits its recorded history at 2019: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2012 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Drin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2025)
20
Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
0510152025 2001201120132019202120232025 20

Drin by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (96 births, 66% of the file).

2020s was Drin's strongest decade.

96 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.

Drin births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 96 births (66% of all-time use).

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

Drin by state

Where Drin concentrates geographically, total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Drin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
16 11.0%
#2 New Jersey
6 4.1%
New York share of Drin's total US births 11.0%
Even split

16 of 146 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Drin?
146 babies have been named Drin since 2001. All-time, it sits at #14,918 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #4,983 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2025 with 20 births.
Where does Drin sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Drin ranks #14,918 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,983 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 Drin most popular?
Drin was most popular in the 2020s decade with 96 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Drin most popular?
The top states for the name Drin are New York (16 births), New Jersey (6 births).
How long has the name Drin been used?
The SSA has tracked Drin since 2001 -- 25 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Drin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dristen, Dristin, Driston, Drilon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Drin's data

  • New York records the most Drins (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names

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 Drin: 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, 2001–2025 (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 Drin 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.