Dre
Boy · DRAY · Greek
Dre is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “manly”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 5,606th for boys in the US (16 babies).
What does Dre mean?
Greek: short form of Andre
“manly”
A short form of Andre, the French and Portuguese form of Andrew.
- Say it
- DRAY
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Is Dre a girl's or a boy's name?
Dre is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 16 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Dre in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,329among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 62% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Dre, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2003, with 19 boys.
Half of all the boys named Dre in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Dre in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 15 | #1,715 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,037 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,007 |
| 2015 | 15 | #1,693 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 14 | #1,715 |
| 2012 | 16 | #1,622 |
| 2011 | 14 | #1,697 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 15 | #1,423 |
| 2005 | 15 | #1,384 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,583 |
| 2003 | 19 | #1,046 |
| 2002 | 9 | #1,594 |
| 2001 | 13 | #1,209 |
| 2000 | 14 | #1,113 |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,394 |
How popular is Dre in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,606among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16about 1 in 110,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the US were named Dre, making it the 5,606th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,915th. Its busiest year was 1993, with 56 boys. It first appears in the records in 1989.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Dre than any year since 2006.
Half of all the boys named Dre in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dre in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #5,606 |
| 2024 | 25 | #4,197 |
| 2023 | 26 | #4,109 |
| 2022 | 31 | #3,615 |
| 2021 | 36 | #3,240 |
| 2020 | 26 | #3,915 |
| 2019 | 34 | #3,344 |
| 2018 | 28 | #3,789 |
| 2017 | 30 | #3,582 |
| 2016 | 20 | #4,775 |
| 2015 | 29 | #3,683 |
| 2014 | 25 | #4,011 |
| 2013 | 26 | #3,862 |
| 2012 | 23 | #4,248 |
| 2011 | 36 | #3,113 |
| 2010 | 21 | #4,516 |
| 2009 | 22 | #4,427 |
| 2008 | 20 | #4,710 |
| 2007 | 18 | #4,994 |
| 2006 | 16 | #5,299 |
| 2005 | 20 | #4,321 |
| 2004 | 19 | #4,416 |
| 2003 | 17 | #4,611 |
| 2002 | 18 | #4,316 |
| 2001 | 15 | #4,884 |
| 2000 | 25 | #3,293 |
| 1999 | 16 | #4,336 |
| 1998 | 24 | #3,187 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 18 | #3,672 |
| 1995 | 26 | #2,757 |
| 1994 | 25 | #2,842 |
| 1993 | 56 | #1,596 |
| 1992 | 28 | #2,527 |
| 1991 | 15 | #3,806 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,161 |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
Names like Dre
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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