Drake
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning male duck or dragon.
Babies a year
638
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#827
down from #661
UK popularity
#3684
5 babies
How Drake has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #397 |
| 2016 | #444 |
| 2017 | #468 |
| 2018 | #441 |
| 2019 | #571 |
| 2020 | #535 |
| 2021 | #567 |
| 2022 | #630 |
| 2023 | #683 |
| 2024 | #661 |
| 2025 | #827 |
Drake by the numbers
In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Drake. In the US, 638 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 1,874 babies in 2010, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Drake. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
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