Dre
Dre was the 5674th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 1605th with 56 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,957 places. More babies were named Dre in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,674 boys, down 1,726 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 16boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199356 babies
- Total since 1880
- 861babies recorded
Dre popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 2019.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,674 | 16 |
| 2020 | #3,948 | 26 |
| 2010 | #4,560 | 21 |
| 2000 | #3,338 | 25 |
| 1990 | #4,238 | 13 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Dre, counting every spelling?
Dre has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Dre?
16 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dre (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Dre 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 529 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dre.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dre?
About 800 people born in the US named Dre are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 8 and 27. That makes Dre mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Dre by state
How common Dre was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 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 Dre: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dre, they share its era and feel.
Dre is also a nickname for Andre and Deandre.
Questions about the name Dre
How popular is the name Dre?
Dre was the 5674th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 1605th with 56 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,957 places. More babies were named Dre in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Dre a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Dre in the US.
Where is Dre most popular?
In 2021–2025, Dre was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Texas.