Dreyson
Son of nobility or one of affluent background.
Name Census estimates that about 423 living Americans carry the first name Dreyson. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Dreyson today is around 12 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Dreyson births was 2018 (32 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Dreyson. 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.
People living today
423
~ 1 in 810,294 Americans
Peak year
2018
32 babies that year
Average age
12
years old
2024 SSA rank
#7,348
Tracked since 1995
Census
Dreyson in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 291 people with the first name Dreyson, which placed it at #30,113 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
#30,113
National first-name rank
People counted
291
291 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
46.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Dreyson
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dreyson is White at 46.7%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (18.9%) and Black (17.5%). 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 Dreyson 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 Dreyson at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White46.7% · 136
- Two or more races18.9% · 55
- Black or African American17.5% · 51
- Hispanic or Latino11.0% · 32
- American Indian and Alaska Native3.4% · 10
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.4% · 7
Popularity
Dreyson: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Dreyson from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 215 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Dreyson remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Dreyson 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 Dreyson 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 Dreyson
The given name Dreyson is believed to have originated from the Old English language, with roots tracing back to the 7th century. It is thought to be a combination of two words - "dreor," meaning "blood" or "gore," and "sunu," meaning "son."
This name likely emerged during the Anglo-Saxon period in Britain, when names often carried symbolic meanings related to strength, bravery, or valor on the battlefield. The inclusion of "blood" in the name may have signified a warrior lineage or a desire for the child to grow up as a fierce fighter.
While there are no known references to this specific name in ancient texts or religious scriptures, similar names with similar root words can be found in various Old English chronicles and records from that era.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Dreyson dates back to the late 9th century, when a nobleman named Dreyson the Valiant was mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle for his role in defending the kingdom of Wessex against Viking invaders.
Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the name Dreyson. One such individual was Dreyson of Mercia (970-1028), a renowned scholar and monk who wrote extensively on theology and philosophy during the early medieval period.
In the 12th century, Dreyson the Crusader (1145-1205) was a English knight who fought in the Third Crusade alongside King Richard the Lionheart and earned a reputation for his bravery in battle.
During the Renaissance era, Dreyson Delacroix (1520-1585) was a French painter and sculptor whose works adorned numerous churches and cathedrals throughout Europe.
More recently, Dreyson Whitfield (1876-1942) was a British explorer and adventurer who led several expeditions to the Arctic regions in the early 20th century, contributing to the mapping and understanding of these remote areas.
Dreyson Hutchinson (1901-1980) was an American author and playwright, best known for his celebrated work "The Grapes of Wrath," which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1940.
People
Dreyson + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Dreyson as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Dreyson: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dreyson?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 423 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Dreyson 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 810,294 US residents.
Is Dreyson a common name?
We classify Dreyson as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 427 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Dreyson most popular?
The single biggest year for Dreyson was 2018, when 32 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Dreyson is about 12 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Dreyson in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 291 people with the name Dreyson, or 0.10 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #30,113 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 Dreyson 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 Dreyson?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Dreyson appears almost entirely male. Of the 289 people counted with this name, 100.0% were male and only a very small share were female. 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 Dreyson?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Dreyson is White at 46.7%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (18.9%) and Black (17.5%). 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 Dreyson most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Dreyson in the 2020 Census, accounting for 46.7% (136 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 Dreyson in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Dreyson a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Dreyson in the SSA data are male. 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 Dreyson still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Dreyson 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 Dreyson 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 Dreyson as a first name?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.