Is Dre a boy or girl name?

Dre is a boy’s name. Of the 861 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.6% were girls and 99.4% were boys.

Dre

Recorded 1989–2025 · United States

Dre was most popular in 1993, when 56 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,785 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,831, with 16 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 861 people named Dre.

Dre over time

Births per year. The dot marks Dre’s peak in 1993. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Dre a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Dre is a boy’s name — 0.6% of the 861 Americans given it were girls and 99.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 2% girls and 98% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org