Dreena
A feminine name of uncertain origin, possibly derived from "dream".
Name Census estimates that about 35 living Americans carry the first name Dreena. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Dreena today is around 70 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Dreena births was 1945 (9 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Dreena. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Dreena is about 70 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Dreenas were born before 1966.
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Dreena. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
35
~ 1 in 9,792,981 Americans
Peak year
1945
9 babies that year
Average age
70
years old
1970 SSA rank
#8,336
Tracked since 1938
Census
Dreena in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 155 people with the first name Dreena, which placed it at #44,540 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#44,540
National first-name rank
People counted
155
155 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
54.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Dreena
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dreena is White at 54.2%. The next largest groups are Black (23.9%) and Hispanic (10.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Dreena described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Dreena at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White54.2% · 84
- Black or African American23.9% · 37
- Hispanic or Latino10.3% · 16
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.5% · 7
- Two or more races3.9% · 6
- American Indian and Alaska Native3.2% · 5
Popularity
Dreena: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Dreena from the 1930s through to the 1970s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1950s, with 21 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1950s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Dreena by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Dreena during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Dreena
The name Dreena is a modern invented name, believed to have originated in the 20th century. It does not have a clear linguistic origin or direct translation, as it appears to be a creative combination of sounds and letters.
One theory suggests that Dreena may have been derived from the name Drina, which is a feminine form of the Slavic name Andrey or Andrew. The name Drina is found in various Slavic languages, such as Serbian, Croatian, and Russian. However, the addition of the "-eena" ending to create Dreena is likely a modern invention to give the name a more unique and distinctive sound.
There are no known historical references or appearances of the name Dreena in ancient texts, religious scriptures, or historical records. The earliest recorded instances of the name are relatively recent, dating back to the late 20th century.
One of the earliest notable individuals with the name Dreena was Dreena Whitfield, an American actress and model born in 1975. She appeared in several television shows and films in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Another person with the name Dreena is Dreena Burton, a Canadian vegan chef and cookbook author. She has published several cookbooks since the early 2000s, promoting plant-based and whole-food recipes.
In the field of sports, there is Dreena Gonzalez, a former American professional basketball player who played in the WNBA in the early 2000s.
Dreena Marquez is an American artist and painter known for her abstract expressionist works. Her paintings have been exhibited in various galleries across the United States.
Dreena Grate is an American entrepreneur and businesswoman who founded a successful skincare and cosmetics company in the late 1990s.
While the name Dreena is relatively uncommon, it has gained some popularity in recent decades as a unique and distinctive name choice. However, due to its modern origin and limited historical usage, there is little detailed information available on the name's etymology or ancient roots.
People
Dreena + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Dreena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Dreena: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dreena?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 35 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Dreena going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 9,792,981 US residents.
Is Dreena a common name?
We classify Dreena as "Very Rare". It ranks above 48.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 56 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Dreena most popular?
The single biggest year for Dreena was 1945, when 9 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Dreena is about 70 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Dreena in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 155 people with the name Dreena, or 0.05 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #44,540 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Dreena in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Dreena?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Dreena appears almost entirely female. Of the 156 people counted with this name, 99.4% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Dreena?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dreena is White at 54.2%. The next largest groups are Black (23.9%) and Hispanic (10.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Dreena most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Dreena in the 2020 Census, accounting for 54.2% (84 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Dreena in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Dreena a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Dreena in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Dreena still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Dreena in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Dreena can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Dreena as a first name?
If you just want to know how many people have the name Dreena, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.