Drake
- Last seen for girls in 2020 at #15,088
- #827 for boys in 2025, 299 births
- Given to boys 99.8% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2010 · 1,877 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 36,792since 1918
Drake over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Drake has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #827 | 299 | |
| 2024 | — | #659 | 416 | |
| 2023 | — | #681 | 398 | |
| 2022 | — | #629 | 442 | |
| 2021 | — | #568 | 496 | |
| 2020 | #15,088 | 5 | #534 | 527 |
| 2019 | — | #571 | 488 | |
| 2018 | — | #440 | 687 | |
| 2017 | — | #468 | 649 | |
| 2016 | — | #444 | 696 | |
| 2015 | — | #397 | 782 | |
| 2014 | — | #349 | 943 | |
| 2013 | — | #284 | 1,217 | |
| 2012 | — | #230 | 1,547 | |
| 2011 | — | #222 | 1,607 | |
| 2010 | #12,276 | 8 | #196 | 1,877 |
| 2009 | — | #230 | 1,587 | |
| 2008 | — | #232 | 1,590 | |
| 2007 | — | #239 | 1,524 | |
| 2006 | — | #242 | 1,410 | |
| 2005 | #14,502 | 6 | #247 | 1,338 |
| 2004 | #14,179 | 6 | #262 | 1,268 |
| 2003 | #12,408 | 7 | #273 | 1,130 |
| 2002 | — | #267 | 1,169 | |
| 2001 | #13,521 | 6 | #263 | 1,245 |
| 2000 | #13,154 | 6 | #261 | 1,270 |
| 1999 | #12,688 | 6 | #282 | 1,049 |
| 1998 | #12,426 | 6 | #269 | 1,057 |
| 1997 | #9,802 | 8 | #286 | 974 |
| 1996 | #11,807 | 6 | #307 | 867 |
| 1995 | #11,783 | 6 | #326 | 795 |
| 1994 | #10,569 | 7 | #340 | 725 |
| 1993 | — | #349 | 682 | |
| 1992 | — | #425 | 526 | |
| 1991 | — | #479 | 424 | |
| 1990 | — | #539 | 341 | |
| 1989 | — | #592 | 272 | |
| 1988 | — | #626 | 228 | |
| 1987 | — | #785 | 138 | |
| 1986 | — | #821 | 122 | |
| 1985 | — | #891 | 103 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,110 | 66 | |
| 1983 | — | #972 | 82 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,264 | 54 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,125 | 66 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,378 | 47 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,435 | 42 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,965 | 25 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,743 | 30 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,828 | 27 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,450 | 17 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,290 | 43 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,354 | 38 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,262 | 43 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,309 | 41 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,051 | 60 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,050 | 54 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,006 | 54 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,043 | 49 | |
| 1966 | — | #991 | 54 | |
| 1965 | — | #873 | 70 | |
| 1964 | — | #973 | 61 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,093 | 49 | |
| 1962 | — | #930 | 66 | |
| 1961 | — | #874 | 76 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,045 | 54 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,117 | 48 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,081 | 50 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,214 | 41 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,157 | 43 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,219 | 38 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,268 | 35 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,378 | 30 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,152 | 41 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,242 | 35 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,168 | 38 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,275 | 32 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,107 | 41 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,316 | 31 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,327 | 28 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,131 | 11 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,988 | 13 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,910 | 15 | |
| 1942 | — | #2,145 | 12 | |
| 1941 | — | #2,491 | 9 | |
| 1940 | — | — | ||
| 1939 | — | — | ||
| 1938 | — | — | ||
| 1937 | — | — | ||
| 1936 | — | #2,854 | 7 | |
| 1935 | — | — | ||
| 1934 | — | — | ||
| 1933 | — | — | ||
| 1932 | — | — | ||
| 1931 | — | — | ||
| 1930 | — | #4,001 | 5 | |
| 1929 | — | #3,959 | 5 | |
| 1928 | — | — | ||
| 1927 | — | — | ||
| 1926 | — | — | ||
| 1925 | — | — | ||
| 1924 | — | — | ||
| 1923 | — | — | ||
| 1922 | — | — | ||
| 1921 | — | — | ||
| 1920 | — | #3,815 | 6 | |
| 1919 | — | — | ||
| 1918 | — | #4,179 | 5 | |
| 1917 | — | — | ||
| 1916 | — | — | ||
| 1915 | — | — | ||
| 1914 | — | — | ||
| 1913 | — | — | ||
| 1912 | — | — | ||
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1918
The first year at least five boys were named Drake! It came in at #4,179, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1918–1919, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Drake is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Iowa#219 · 1 in 768
- Arkansas#305 · 1 in 1,144
- Louisiana#314 · 1 in 1,196
- Oklahoma#351 · 1 in 1,360
- Mississippi#415 · 1 in 1,548
Best ever in a state: #64 in Alaska, 2011.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | #219 | 18 | 1 in 768 |
| Arkansas | #305 | 11 | 1 in 1,144 |
| Louisiana | #314 | 16 | 1 in 1,196 |
| Oklahoma | #351 | 13 | 1 in 1,360 |
| Mississippi | #415 | 7 | 1 in 1,548 |
| Nebraska | #432 | 5 | 1 in 1,764 |
| Alabama | #484 | 10 | 1 in 2,152 |
| South Carolina | #501 | 9 | 1 in 2,355 |
| Kentucky | #569 | 7 | 1 in 2,934 |
| Indiana | #579 | 11 | 1 in 2,878 |
| Georgia | #625 | 16 | 1 in 3,139 |
| Missouri | #648 | 8 | 1 in 3,476 |
| Wisconsin | #678 | 6 | 1 in 3,905 |
| Tennessee | #719 | 9 | 1 in 4,085 |
| Minnesota | #807 | 5 | 1 in 4,900 |
| Arizona | #844 | 6 | 1 in 5,454 |
| Florida | #846 | 17 | 1 in 5,620 |
| Ohio | #855 | 9 | 1 in 5,837 |
| Illinois | #870 | 9 | 1 in 5,506 |
| North Carolina | #873 | 9 | 1 in 5,719 |
| Michigan | #999 | 6 | 1 in 6,699 |
| Washington | #999 | 5 | 1 in 6,560 |
| Texas | #1,012 | 23 | 1 in 7,611 |
| New York | #1,119 | 10 | 1 in 8,442 |
| California | #1,364 | 13 | 1 in 13,498 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Jersey | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Pennsylvania | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Virginia | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Drake
Momentum · boys
Falling
- 293 spots since 2020 (#534 → #827)
- Biggest jump: 292 spots in 1983
- Biggest drop: 168 spots in 2025
Rise & fade · boys
92 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1918
- Peaked 2010 at #196 (1,877 births)
- Births halved by 2015, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 47 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 47 yrs · run 1985–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,022
- Highest: 1 in 1,022 boys born in 2010 were named Drake (0.10%)
- Latest: 1 in 5,713 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
- 36.8% of all boys named Drake (13,531) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | #4,179 (1918) | #4,179 |
| 1920s | 11 | #3,815 (1920) | #3,887 |
| 1930s | 12 | #2,854 (1936) | #3,428 |
| 1940s | 192 | #1,107 (1948) | #1,743 |
| 1950s | 399 | #1,081 (1958) | #1,200 |
| 1960s | 587 | #873 (1965) | #988 |
| 1970s | 366 | #1,051 (1970) | #1,569 |
| 1980s | 1,178 | #592 (1989) | #956 |
| 1990s | 7,440 | #269 (1998) | #360 |
| 2000s | 13,531 | #230 (2009) | #252 |
| 2010s | 10,493 | #196 (2010) | #360 |
| 2020s | 2,578 | #534 (2020) | #650 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Want to check a specific year?
See where Drake ranked and which names it was up against. Click a point on the chart, or pick a year: