Drea
Drea is a town and commune in Souk Ahras Province in north-eastern Algeria.
Meaning & Origin of Drea
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Drea is a town and commune in Souk Ahras Province in north-eastern Algeria.
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The Story of Drea
Drea first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1973, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 50 Dreas were born — ranking #3,125 that year. As of 2026, Drea ranks #4,173 for baby girls with 34 births, rising sharply (+17% over the past five years). In total, more than 909 Dreas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Drea
Drea is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 909 births in the dataset. Drea's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #3,125. Use the chart and map above to compare Drea'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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