Drexel
About Drexel
Drexel is an occupational surname but the original meaning of what a person who "turned" for a living actually did is unclear: It may mean turning the soil or making hay or spinning cloth or creating decorative objects. With the rise of the similar-sounding Dexter, Drexel might catch on.
Pronounced DREK-sel.
As of October 2026, Drexel ranked #7318 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1197 in 1914.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,042 | 25 | 13 |
| 2015 | #4,760 | 20 | 10.4 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | #4,581 | 21 | 12.2 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Drexel on lists
Famous Drexels
- Drexel Wellington Gomez
Bahamian Anglican cleric; Archbishop of the West Indies
- Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Sr.
American Marine, socialite, athlete, writer
- Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr.
US diplomat
- Anthony Drexel Duke
American educator
- Saint Katharine Drexel
religious dedicated to the minorities, particularly African, and Native Americans
Drexel in pop culture
- Farley "Fudge" Drexel
character created by Judy Blume ("Tales of a Fourth,Grade Nothing", "Superfudge")
- Drexel University in Philadelphia
PA
- Emily Drexel Lela Kaldwin
character in the Dishonored video game series
- Drexl Spivey
Antagonist in the 1993 action-romance film True Romance, directed by the late Tony Scott and written by Quentin Tarantino