Boys' name · since 1992
Dryden
Dryden has 461 recorded births since 1992 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,269 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,620 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 461
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dryden currently ranks #12620 among boys' names in America, with 461 babies recorded since 1992.
Social Security Administration records show Dryden recorded 461 times among boys since 1992, holding rank #12620 nationally today, ahead of 9% 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 1992 to 2025.
- #8,269 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,620 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 461 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dryden ranks #8,269 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,620 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 461 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,269 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,620 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 461
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dryden's 461 recorded births place it above 81.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Dryden compares
461 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
Dryden's all-time total is 25% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dryden | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 461 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dryden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Dryden's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Dryden popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Dryden by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (226 births, 49% of the file).
2000s was Dryden's strongest decade.
226 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Dryden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 71
1990s
71 births
- 2000s
2000s
226 births
- 2010s
2010s
139 births
- 2020s 25
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 226 births (49% of all-time use).
Dryden by state
Where Dryden concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 12 | 2.6% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.1% |
12 of 461 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Dryden's data
- Dryden's decade-level peak was the 2000s (226 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Drydens (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dryden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Dryden 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.