Dre comes from the Greek tradition, meaning Manly, brave, strong.
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How popular is Dre?
1993peak year
Dre first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1989. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1993, 56 babies received the name (ranked #1605). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #3862), with roughly 29 babies named Dre each year. Dre's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 844 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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