Drake

English word name

"dragon; or, male duck"

Drake Origin and Meaning

The name Drake is a boy's name of English origin meaning "dragon; or, male duck".

A simple one-syllable name that has been on the popularity list since the mid-1980s, Drake is most associated today with the single-named rapper (born Aubrey). The name peaked at Number 197 in 2010 and has since been on a slow decline, but it still can be counted among the stylish contemporary boy names starting with D.

Drake Rank in US Top 1000

# 661 in the US

Drake Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 912 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Drake

• 661 US 2024
• 912 Nameberry 2025
• 895 England 2014

20 Names Similar to Drake

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Drake.

• Jay
• Dakota
• Skyler
• Dustin
• Dallas
• Ronnie
• Harley
• Lance
• Ty
• Tyson
• Trent
• Gunner
• Kody
• Zack
• Kobe
• Taylor
• Kendall
• Trey
• Brock
• Chance

Famous People Named Drake

• Drake (born Aubrey Drake Graham) Canadian rapper and actor
• (Jared) Drake Bell American actor and singer,songwriter
• Drake Dunsmore American football player
• (Donald) Drake Hogestyn American actor
• Drake Nevis American football player
• Drake Berehowsky Canadian ice hockey player
• Drake Richard Diener American basketball player
• Sir Francis Drake Elizabethan privateer and naval hero
• Nick Drake English singer,songwriter
• Drake Gaines (b. 2005) son of reality stars Chip and Joanna Gaines
• Drake Saul (b. 2011) son of model Cassi Van Den Dugen and Brad Saul

The name Drake in Pop Culture

• Drake Bamfylde character in "The Maid of Sker" by R. D. Blackmore
• Drake Merwin character in the series "Gone" by Michael Grant
• Drake Howard character on TV's "The Office"
• Drake Parker main character on TV's "Drake and Josh," played by Drake Bell
• Drake Mallard aka Darkwing Duck character in the animated series "Darkwing Duck"
• Drake Ramoray soap opera character played by Joey Tribbiani on TV's "Friends"
• Drake McHugh character in film "Kings Row"
• Drake Edgewater character in video game "Quarantine"
• Drake Evans character in video game "NBA Street"
• Timothy "Tim" Drake aka Red Robin character in the Batman series
• Drake University college in Des Moines, Iowa, USA
• Drake Stone character in the movie "The Sorcerer's Apprentice"
• Drake character in Brandon Mull's "Beyonders" series
• Nathan Drake main character in video game series "Uncharted"