Drayson
Drayson was the 3683rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 30 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 3128th with 36 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,124 places. More babies were named Drayson in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,683 boys, down 12 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 30boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201236 babies
- Total since 1880
- 578babies recorded
Drayson popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,683 | 30 |
| 2020 | #3,671 | 29 |
| 2010 | #4,272 | 23 |
| 2000 | #9,433 | 6 |
| 1990 | #8,490 | 5 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Drayson, counting every spelling?
Drayson is the most common spelling of a name family that had 47 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 47 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drayson | 30 | #3,683 | 119 |
| Draycen | 17 | #5,448 | 46 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Drayson?
30 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Drayson (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Drayson born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 280 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Drayson.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Drayson?
About 600 people born in the US named Drayson are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 6 and 16. That makes Drayson a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Drayson by state
How common Drayson was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Drayson: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Drayson, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Drayson
How popular is the name Drayson?
Drayson was the 3683rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 30 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 3128th with 36 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,124 places. More babies were named Drayson in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Drayson a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Drayson in the US.
Where is Drayson most popular?
In 2021–2025, Drayson was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 boys).