Drelyn
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DREL-in
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #5,859 for boys
Drelyn is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,859th for boys in the US (15 babies).
Where does Drelyn come from?
Modern: blend of Dre- and -lyn
Is Drelyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Drelyn is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 15 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Drelyn in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,859th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 15 about 1 in 110,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 15 boys in the US were named Drelyn, making it the 5,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,292nd. Its busiest year was 2023, with 19 boys. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the boys named Drelyn in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Drelyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #5,859 |
| 2024 | 13 | #6,464 |
| 2023 | 19 | #5,070 |
| 2022 | 17 | #5,441 |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,084 |
| 2020 | 13 | #6,292 |
| 2019 | 12 | #6,772 |
| 2018 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,152 |
| 2015 | 15 | #5,742 |
| 2014 | 18 | #5,062 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2011 | 17 | #5,196 |
| 2010 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
Nicknames for Drelyn
- Dre 6 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Drelyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden, Declan, Daxton, Braylen, Deacon, Kayson, Rayden, Sevyn, Kyson, Callan, Kylan, Raiden
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Drelyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/drelyn, updated 20 October 2026.