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Dre
OriginVariation of Andre
Meaning"man"
GenderBoy & girl
US Rank
GirlsUnranked
Below 5 births
Boys#5674
2025 SSA
About Dre
Diminutive of Andre. Associated with the rapper Dr. Dre.
Dre is also given to girls.
Pronounced DRAY.
As of October 2026, Dre ranked #16178 for girls in US births in 2019 and #5674 for boys in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1605 for boys in 1993.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,041 | 25 | 13 |
| 2015 | #3,808 | 28 | 14.6 |
| 2016 | #4,827 | 20 | 10.5 |
| 2017 | #3,613 | 30 | 16.2 |
| 2018 | #3,813 | 28 | 15.4 |
| 2019 | #3,370 | 34 | 18.9 |
| 2020 | #3,946 | 26 | 15.1 |
| 2021 | #3,257 | 36 | 20.6 |
| 2022 | #3,635 | 31 | 17.8 |
| 2023 | #4,140 | 26 | 15.2 |
| 2024 | #4,213 | 25 | 14.5 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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- Dr. DreBoy
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- Andre "Dre" HarrisBoy
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- Andre Christopher "Dre" Lyon.Boy
American record producer of duo Cool & Dre
Dre in pop culture
- Andre "Dre" JohnsonBoy
main character on TV's "Black,ish"
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