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Drexler

♂ Boy

Pronounced DREKS-ler /ˈdrɛkslər/Medium

Meaning: Drexler is a German occupational surname, from 'drechsler,' a turner or craftsman who shapes wood on a lathe. Used as a first name in America, it follows the pattern of surname-names; it is also strongly associated with the basketball player Clyde Drexler.Low

In 30 seconds: Drexler is a German surname, 'a turner or lathe-worker,' used as a given name. It stayed rare and peaked around 1992 (said DREKS-ler).
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Origin LowGerman
MeaningDrexler is a German occupational surname, from 'drechsler,' a turner or craftsman who shapes wood on a lathe. Used as a first name in America, it follows the pattern of surname-names; it is also strongly associated with the basketball player Clyde Drexler.
U.S. rank (2023)#11189 ↘ Falling
2023 U.S. births6 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year1992
Total births (all-time)≈ 82

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 199219912023

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Drexler is a German occupational surname from 'drechsler,' a turner or woodworker who shapes pieces on a lathe. As a given name it belongs to the American fashion for surnames as first names. Its visibility owes much to the basketball star Clyde Drexler, and it stayed rare as a first name.

Drexler was never common as a given name, used for only about sixteen boys a year at its peak around 1992. A boy named Drexler then is around thirty today.

Did you know? The surname Drexler is best known in America through Clyde Drexler, the Hall of Fame basketball player, whose fame in the early nineteen-nineties overlaps with this name's small peak.
Overall data confidence 42%
References - Drexler — German occupational surname 'turner/lathe-worker'; bearer Clyde Drexler

Variations

DrexelDrexllerDrexlar

Nicknames

Drex

Famous Bearers

  • ★Clyde Drexler (b. 1962)
    American Hall of Fame basketball player nicknamed 'Clyde the Glide'

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Drexler mean?

It is a German occupational surname meaning 'a turner or lathe-worker,' used as a first name.

How do you pronounce Drexler?

It is said DREKS-ler /ˈdrɛkslər/ - two syllables.

Is Drexler a boy or girl name?

Drexler is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Drexler?

It was always rare as a given name, used for only about sixteen boys a year at its peak in the early nineteen-nineties.

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