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Drago

OriginCroatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian
Meaning"precious, dear"

About Drago

Drago sounds fierce but has a sweet meaning. It may be used as a standalone name or as a short form of other Slavic names beginning with the element dragu "dear", such as Dragoljub or Dragomir.

Pronounced DRAH-go.

As of October 2026, Drago ranked #9964 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #5309 in 1973.

Editor: Pamela Redmond

Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.

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