Dren
Dren, also spelled Drin, is a given name.
- Albanian
Meaning & Origin of Dren
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dren, also spelled Drin, is a given name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Albanian
The Story of Dren
American parents first put Dren on the record books as a baby boy name in 2004, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 10 Drens were born — ranking #7,734 that year. About 71% of every Dren on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Dren last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 10 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 34 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Notable people named Dren
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Dren Abazi (born 1985), Kosovar Albanian singer and songwriter
- Dren Feka (born 1997), Kosovo Albanian footballer
- Dren Hodja (born 1994), Albanian footballer
- Dren Mandić, Serbian climber, one of the fatalities of the 2008 K2 disaster .
- Dren McDonald , American musician
- Dren Terrnava (born 2005), Finnish footballer
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Names that sound like Dren
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About the name Dren
Dren is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2004 and has accumulated 34 births in the dataset. Dren's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #7,734. Use the chart and map above to compare Dren'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.