How Many People Are Named Drena?
An estimated 442 people in the United States have the first name Drena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 62 years old, and Drena peaked in popularity in 1945 with 37 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Drena as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Drena paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
442
About 1 in 775,462 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
62
years old
Peak Year
1945
37 births
Total Registered
618
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Drena
Drena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 618 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Drena as a female name
Ranked #16,863 in 2004
5 female births in 2004
Peak: 1945 (37 births)
Drena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Drena span from the 1930s to the 2000s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 157 babies were registered. Drena has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Drena by Decade
How has Drena tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Drena by State
Birth registrations for Drena span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Illinois, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Illinois, California. On average, about 8 Drenas were registered per state.
Drena + Last Name Combinations
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Drena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Drena?
We estimate approximately 442 people named Drena are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 775,462 Americans share this first name.
Is Drena a common name?
Drena is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 618 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Drena most popular?
Drena reached peak popularity in 1945, when 37 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Drena is approximately 62 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Drena a female name?
Drena is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Drena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Drena Smith, Drena Johnson, Drena Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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