Drexel
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
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.
Drexel for girls
A trendy sounding occupation surname, Drexel referred to someone who "turned", whether that be turning soil, clay, or cloth.
Pronounced DREK-sel.
As of November 2026, Drexel ranked #7318 for boys in US births in 2025 and #4854 for girls in US births in 1943 SSA, peaked at #1197 for boys in 1914 and #3766 for girls in 1914.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,042 | 25 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #4,760 | 20 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #4,581 | 21 | — | 0 |
| 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 GomezBoy
Bahamian Anglican cleric; Archbishop of the West Indies
- Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Sr.Boy
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- Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle Jr.Boy
US diplomat
- Anthony Drexel DukeBoy
American educator
- Saint Katharine DrexelBoy
religious dedicated to the minorities, particularly African, and Native Americans
Drexel in pop culture
- Farley "Fudge" DrexelBoy
character created by Judy Blume ("Tales of a Fourth,Grade Nothing", "Superfudge")
- Drexel University in PhiladelphiaBoy
PA
- Emily Drexel Lela KaldwinBoy
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- Drexl SpiveyBoy
Antagonist in the 1993 action-romance film True Romance, directed by the late Tony Scott and written by Quentin Tarantino