Is Drexel a boy or girl name?

Drexel is a boy’s name. Of the 1,444 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 2.8% were girls and 97.2% were boys.

Drexel

Recorded 1910–2025 · United States

Drexel was most popular in 1914, when 29 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,096 that year. In 2025 it ranked #15,103, with 11 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,444 people named Drexel.

Drexel over time

Births per year. The dot marks Drexel’s peak in 1914. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Drexel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Drexel is a boy’s name — 2.8% of the 1,444 Americans given it were girls and 97.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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