Dre
Dre is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Dre Allen, American musician Dre Babinski, American musician Dre Barnes, American football player Dré Bly, American football player Dre Davis, American basketball player Dre Deas, American soccer player Dre Fortune, American-born Trinidadian footballer Dre Greenlaw, American football player Dre Harris, American musician Dre Kirkpatrick,…
Meaning & Origin of Dre
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dre is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Dre Allen, American musician Dre Babinski, American musician Dre Barnes, American football player Dré Bly, American football player Dre Davis, American basketball player Dre Deas, American soccer player Dre Fortune, American-born Trinidadian footballer Dre Greenlaw, American football player Dre Harris, American musician Dre Kirkpatrick,…
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The Story of Dre
Dre first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1989, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1993, when 56 Dres were born — ranking #1,601 that year. As of 2026, Dre ranks #4,220 for baby boys with 25 births, gradually falling (-14%). In total, more than 890 Dres have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Dre
Dre is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 890 births in the dataset. Dre's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #1,601. Use the chart and map above to compare Dre's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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