Drexel first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1910. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1957, 27 babies received the name (ranked #1520). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #7064), with roughly 13 babies named Drexel each year. Drexel's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 1,433 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.