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Drey

/ˈdɹeɪ/ · 100% boys · 11 born in 2025

Drey has been given to about 448 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1995, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈdɹeɪ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 425
Median age today23 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Drey per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1995 · 29
  • Born in 202511
  • All time448

How popular is Drey?

Its best year was 1995, when 29 babies were given the name, ranking 2574th. The typical living American called Drey is about 23 years old today.

Names that sound like Drey

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Trey0.81
  2. Rey0.81
  3. Grey0.81
  4. Drew0.71
  5. Dorsey0.68
  6. Corey0.62
  7. Dewey0.62
  8. Carey0.62

Middle names for Drey

Ranked by flow score
  1. Drey Thomas0.74
  2. Drey James0.74
  3. Drey Cole0.73
  4. Drey Miles0.73
  5. Drey Wilder0.72
  6. Drey Paul0.55

Sibling names for Drey

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Thaliasister · 0.77
  2. Kaelisister · 0.76
  3. Emeraldsister · 0.76
  4. Misaelbrother · 0.75
  5. Nikolasbrother · 0.75
  6. Mohammadbrother · 0.75

Where Drey is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Drey Anderson0.73
    2. Drey Allen0.73
    3. Drey Adams0.73
    4. Drey Evans0.70
    5. Drey Edwards0.70
    6. Drey Wilson0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Drey

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.