Dresden Boy

How popular is Dresden?

#5,207 boy name in 2025

18 baby boys were named Dresden in the US in 2025, making it the 5207th most popular boy name.

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1,143living people named Dresden (est.)
14median age of people named Dresden
1,155babies named Dresden since 1880
1 in 184,186US babies born in 2025

Dresden popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#5,207 for boys (▼ 640 from 2024)
Babies in 202518 boys
10-year trendFalling fast (-68% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#2,299 in 2015, #3,568 in 2020
Peak year2012 (73 boys)
Highest rank#1,941 in 2012
First recorded1989
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)96% boys, 4% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Dresden is most popular

Babies named Dresden per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. California: 0.0 per 1,000 (7 boys)

Dresden by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1980s5#7,898
1990s39#5,460
2000s250#2,206
2010s516#1,941
2020s162#3,342

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Questions

Is Dresden a boy or girl name?
Dresden is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 96% of babies named Dresden were boys.
How popular is the name Dresden?
18 baby boys were named Dresden in the US in 2025, making it the 5207th most popular boy name.
When was Dresden most popular?
Dresden peaked in 2012, when 73 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,941 in 2012.
How many people are named Dresden?
1,155 babies have been named Dresden in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,143 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 14.
Where is Dresden most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Dresden was most common in California, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.