Recorded 1938–2020 Girls' name Peak 1946 263 births

Drina — girls' name

263 babies named Drina in U.S. Social Security records since 1938, with the highest year being 1946. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s71940s231950s111960s481970s571980s361990s182000s262010s312020s6
1970s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Drina was born in this single decade.

1946
Single peak year

12 babies were named Drina in 1946 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Drina

The Social Security Administration has registered 263 babies named Drina between 1938 and 2020, spanning 83 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Drina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1946, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Drina performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Drina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Drina in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Drina in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 263 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Drina at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

263

Since 1938

83 years of records

Peak year

1946

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1938

Recorded for 83 years

Last year on file: 2020

Drina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1938

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1946)
12
Annual births at peak — across 83 years of records
468101214 202020111998198619771970196319461938 7

Drina by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
57 births that decade — 22% of Drina's all-time total
1930s71940s231950s111960s481970s571980s361990s182000s262010s312020s6

Drina by state

Where Drina concentrates geographically — total births since 1938

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Drina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.9%
#2 Texas
5 1.9%
California share of Drina's total US births 1.9%
Even split

5 of 263 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Drina?
263 babies have been named Drina since 1938. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1946 with 12 births.
When was Drina most popular?
Drina was most popular in the 1970s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 1946.
Where is Drina most popular?
The top states for the name Drina are California (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Drina been used?
Drina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1938, spanning 83 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Drina?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Drinda, Drianna, Driana, Drishti, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1938–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.