Boys' name · since 2005

Drystan

Since 2005, U.S. Social Security records show 78 babies named Drystan, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#19,066 of 45,481
all-time among boys
78
born since 2005
2010s
peak decade

Drystan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 78 recorded since 2005.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Drystan has been recorded 78 times among boys since 2005, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 2005 to 2018.

  • #19,066 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 78 born since 2005
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Drystan ranks #19,066 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 78 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.

#19,066 of 45,481
all-time among boys
78
born since 2005
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Drystan's 78 recorded births place it above 57.94% 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.

Drystan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Drystan's full recorded timeline at 2011, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Drystan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2018

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2012)
13
Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
468101214 2005200620082009201020112012201320142018 6

Drystan by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (50 births, 64% of the file).

2010s was Drystan's strongest decade.

50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.

Drystan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 50 births (64% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Drystan? ▼
78 babies have been named Drystan since 2005. All-time, it sits at #19,066 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2012 with 13 births.
Where does Drystan sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Drystan ranks #19,066 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Drystan most popular? ▼
Drystan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Drystan been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Drystan since 2005 -- 14 years through the most recent 2018 data.
What names are similar to Drystan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dryden, Dryver. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Drystan: 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, 2005–2018 (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 Drystan 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.