How Many People Are Named Dryden?
An estimated 450 people in the United States have the first name Dryden. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Dryden peaked in popularity in 2007 with 31 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dryden 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 Dryden paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
450
About 1 in 761,676 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2007
31 births
Total Registered
456
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dryden
Dryden is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 456 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Dryden as a male name
Ranked #11,191 in 2023
6 male births in 2023
Peak: 2007 (31 births)
Dryden: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dryden span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 226 babies were registered. Dryden has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dryden by Decade
How has Dryden 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.
Dryden by State
Dryden + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dryden as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Dryden: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dryden?
We estimate approximately 450 people named Dryden 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 761,676 Americans share this first name.
Is Dryden a common name?
Dryden is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 456 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dryden most popular?
Dryden reached peak popularity in 2007, when 31 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dryden is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dryden a male name?
Dryden is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dryden Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dryden Smith, Dryden Johnson, Dryden 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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