Given name
Dreana
“helper and defender of mankind”
Dreana is a variant of Drina. In Spanish use, Drina carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dreana is a variant of Drina. In Spanish use, Drina carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1945. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dreana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 132
- 0 boys · 132 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2014. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 202 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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