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Dresden

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Meaning

"People of the Forest"

Dresden is a place-based name from the German city, with older Slavic-associated interpretations sometimes rendered as people of the forest.

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Popularity History of Dresden

Full SSA rank history from 1880 to 2024

#4587Ranked nationally
SSA did not record this spelling in the national rankings for the available chart years. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year are omitted from the dataset.

Yearly Ranking Snapshot

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Dresden did not appear in the national SSA rankings for 2024.

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no national rank in 2024

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. Names used fewer than 5 times in a given year are not ranked.

Dresden Nicknames

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Baby Name Lists That Include Dresden

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Quick Facts

OriginGerman
Syllables2
Length7 letters

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