Drake
Top 1000
About Drake
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.
As of October 2026, Drake ranked #827 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #196 in 2010, Nameberry popularity #939.
Editor's take: The name Drake is a boy's name of English origin meaning "dragon; or, male duck".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #349 | 943 | 490.9 |
| 2015 | #397 | 782 | 408 |
| 2016 | #444 | 696 | 366.8 |
| 2017 | #468 | 649 | 350.6 |
| 2018 | #440 | 686 | 377.7 |
| 2019 | #571 | 488 | 272 |
| 2020 | #535 | 527 | 305.3 |
| 2021 | #568 | 496 | 283.5 |
| 2022 | #630 | 442 | 253.1 |
| 2023 | #681 | 397 | 232.1 |
| 2024 | #661 | 414 | 240.3 |
| 2025 | #827 | 299 | 175.1 |
World rankings
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Famous Drakes
- 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
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"