Dre is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find how many babies have been named Dre across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Dre has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 861 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 273 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 3 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 3 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Dre per year, United States (1989 to 2025). United States peaked in 1993 (56/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2003 (17/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2024 (3/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2017 (3/yr).
Dre is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1993, when it ranked #3,823 nationally (given to 56 babies that year).
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