Dryden is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #7353 in 1999 with 8 recorded births. This places Dryden in the bottom 37% of ranked US boys' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2007 with 31 births ranking #3462. Since 1996, the popularity has decreased by 55.6%. In 1999, approximately 1 in every 240,011 boys born was named Dryden. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.