Dryden Forename

468,121st
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 347 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Dryden Forename Definition:

A Teutonic name, meaning: Magician of the valley. (Cymric) Broken nose.

Dryden Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
1291:2,810,36442,002
England
100%
401:1,390,07320,374
Zimbabwe
100%
361:428,43920,391
Philippines
85%
 
321:3,312,79664,351
South Africa
100%
201:2,726,63272,557
Canada-131:2,548,72134,380
Brazil
100%
121:17,853,013181,068
Ecuador-121:1,477,2439,675
Peru
100%
81:3,973,93231,495
Zambia-71:2,264,97121,963
India
100%
71:173,553,9961,904,752
Mexico
80%
 
51:24,828,88553,479
Malawi
100%
41:4,278,07813,569
New Zealand-31:1,512,01511,267
Australia-21:6,828,81137,569
Jamaica-21:1,441,61415,741
Taiwan-21:11,884,841132,786
Colombia
100%
11:47,778,92695,497
Argentina
100%
11:42,773,24343,333
Wales-11:3,094,30916,222
Venezuela-11:30,201,893231,239
Vanuatu-11:261,7921,604
Brunei-11:419,5703,266
Thailand
100%
11:70,065,813391,235
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Scotland
100%
11:5,350,36624,769
Congo
100%
11:5,009,20537,978
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
Ireland
100%
11:4,643,51913,375
Liberia
100%
11:4,412,06136,340

Dryden (15,455) may also be a surname.

Dryden Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Teutonic name, meaning: Magician of the valley. (Cymric) Broken nose.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Dryden Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Drayden9217/
Dreyden928/
Droyden923/
Drydeen922/
Drydhen921/
Drydend921/
Dreydene863/
Driden8390/
Dreden836/
Drydin832/
Drydem832/
Dresden77286/
Draiden775/
Drisden774/
Dreiden773/
Draydin772/
Drieden772/
Dryadne771/
Dreeden771/
Dridden771/
Drissden713/
Daryadna712/
Dressden712/
Doryedna711/
Dridenne711/
Dresdenn711/
Dredin6720/
Dredyn677/
Dridin676/
Drdina671/
Dridem671/
Dridyn671/
Dardno671/
Daryadini671/
Diriadeni671/
Dresdin627/
Dresdyn624/
Dre'din623/
Dredion622/
Dreidyn621/
Dridnnd621/
Dridina621/
Dressdin571/
Dreading571/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dryden