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

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Peak · boys
2010 · 1,877 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
36,792
since 1918

Drake over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Drake has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201996peak #196, 2010boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#827299
2024—#659416
2023—#681398
2022—#629442
2021—#568496
2020#15,0885#534527
2019—#571488
2018—#440687
2017—#468649
2016—#444696
2015—#397782
2014—#349943
2013—#2841,217
2012—#2301,547
2011—#2221,607
2010#12,2768#1961,877
2009—#2301,587
2008—#2321,590
2007—#2391,524
2006—#2421,410
2005#14,5026#2471,338
2004#14,1796#2621,268
2003#12,4087#2731,130
2002—#2671,169
2001#13,5216#2631,245
2000#13,1546#2611,270
1999#12,6886#2821,049
1998#12,4266#2691,057
1997#9,8028#286974
1996#11,8076#307867
1995#11,7836#326795
1994#10,5697#340725
1993—#349682
1992—#425526
1991—#479424
1990—#539341
1989—#592272
1988—#626228
1987—#785138
1986—#821122
1985—#891103
1984—#1,11066
1983—#97282
1982—#1,26454
1981—#1,12566
1980—#1,37847
1979—#1,43542
1978—#1,96525
1977—#1,74330
1976—#1,82827
1975—#2,45017
1974—#1,29043
1973—#1,35438
1972—#1,26243
1971—#1,30941
1970—#1,05160
1969—#1,05054
1968—#1,00654
1967—#1,04349
1966—#99154
1965—#87370
1964—#97361
1963—#1,09349
1962—#93066
1961—#87476
1960—#1,04554
1959—#1,11748
1958—#1,08150
1957—#1,21441
1956—#1,15743
1955—#1,21938
1954—#1,26835
1953—#1,37830
1952—#1,15241
1951—#1,24235
1950—#1,16838
1949—#1,27532
1948—#1,10741
1947—#1,31631
1946—#1,32728
1945—#2,13111
1944—#1,98813
1943—#1,91015
1942—#2,14512
1941—#2,4919
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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 1996

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Drake, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Drake, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Drake, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Drake, so not publishedNHWashington: #224 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,203 boysWAIdaho: #189 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 814 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Drake, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Drake, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #229 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,671 boysMNIllinois: #214 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 1,245 boysILWisconsin: #225 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,627 boysWIMichigan: #175 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 1,064 boysMINew York: #1,219 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 16,962 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Drake, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Drake, so not publishedRIOregon: #355 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,459 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Drake, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Drake, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Drake, so not publishedSDIowa: #109 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 437 boysIAIndiana: #172 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 990 boysINOhio: #218 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 1,598 boysOHPennsylvania: #338 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 3,107 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Drake, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Drake, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #365 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 3,018 boysCAUtah: #250 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,353 boysUTColorado: #241 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,307 boysCONebraska: #196 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,089 boysNEMissouri: #155 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 862 boysMOKentucky: #293 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,571 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Drake, so not publishedWVVirginia: #364 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,787 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Drake, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Drake, so not publishedDEArizona: #395 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,048 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Drake, so not publishedNMKansas: #129 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 537 boysKSArkansas: #171 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 854 boysARTennessee: #274 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,023 boysTNNorth Carolina: #356 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,699 boysNCSouth Carolina: #303 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,787 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Drake, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #172 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 866 boysOKLouisiana: #131 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 621 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Drake, so not publishedMSAlabama: #264 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,566 boysALGeorgia: #359 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,307 boysGAHawaii: #188 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 814 boysHITexas: #391 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 2,834 boysTXFlorida: #408 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 3,032 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Iowa#109 · 1 in 437
  2. Kansas#129 · 1 in 537
  3. Louisiana#131 · 1 in 621
  4. Missouri#155 · 1 in 862
  5. Arkansas#171 · 1 in 854

Best ever in a state: #64 in Alaska, 2011.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Iowa#109381 in 437
Kansas#129281 in 537
Louisiana#131431 in 621
Missouri#155401 in 862
Arkansas#171171 in 854
Indiana#172381 in 990
Oklahoma#172221 in 866
Michigan#175561 in 1,064
Hawaii#18871 in 814
Idaho#18991 in 814
Nebraska#19691 in 1,089
Illinois#214651 in 1,245
Ohio#218441 in 1,598
Washington#224281 in 1,203
Wisconsin#225181 in 1,627
Minnesota#229171 in 1,671
Colorado#241191 in 1,307
Utah#250141 in 1,353
Alabama#264161 in 1,566
Tennessee#274171 in 2,023
Kentucky#29391 in 2,571
South Carolina#303111 in 1,787
Pennsylvania#338221 in 3,107
Oregon#35581 in 2,459
North Carolina#356171 in 2,699
Georgia#359211 in 2,307
Virginia#364141 in 2,787
California#365841 in 3,018
Texas#391551 in 2,834
Arizona#395111 in 3,048
Florida#408281 in 3,032
New York#1,21971 in 16,962
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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
  • 168 spots since 2024 (#659 → #827)
  • 293 spots since 2020 (#534 → #827)
  • 430 spots since 2015 (#397 → #827)
  • Biggest jump: 292 spots in 1983 (#1,264 → #972)
  • Biggest drop: 168 spots in 2025 (#659 → #827)
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s5#4,179 (1918)#4,179
1920s11#3,815 (1920)#3,887
1930s12#2,854 (1936)#3,428
1940s192#1,107 (1948)#1,743
1950s399#1,081 (1958)#1,200
1960s587#873 (1965)#988
1970s366#1,051 (1970)#1,569
1980s1,178#592 (1989)#956
1990s7,440#269 (1998)#360
2000s13,531#230 (2009)#252
2010s10,493#196 (2010)#360
2020s2,578#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.

Drake in 1996

girls
#11,807
6 births · 1 in 292,168 girls
boys
#307
867 births · 1 in 2,185 boys

Top girls' names in 1996

  1. #1Emily25,150
  2. #2Jessica24,201
  3. #3Ashley23,678
  4. #4Sarah21,048
  5. #5Samantha20,552
  6. #6Taylor19,155
  7. #7Hannah18,596
  8. #8Alexis16,592
  9. #9Rachel16,121
  10. #10Elizabeth16,003
  11. #11,807Drake6

Top boys' names in 1996

  1. #1Michael38,373
  2. #2Matthew32,077
  3. #3Jacob31,925
  4. #4Christopher30,904
  5. #5Joshua29,175
  6. #6Nicholas27,724
  7. #7Tyler26,956
  8. #8Brandon25,847
  9. #9Austin25,663
  10. #10Andrew25,244
  11. #307Drake867
More about 1996

girls

1,753,007 girls got a published name in 1996; 1 in 292,168 of them was named Drake, which outranked 25.7% of the 15,894 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Drake
  1. #10,567Zuly7
  2. #10,567Zury7
  3. #10,567Zyanya7
  4. #11,807Drake6
  5. #11,807Aalayah6
  6. #11,807Aamna6
  7. #11,807Aarthi6
  8. #13,518Aaleeyah5
  9. #13,518Abbiegail5
  10. #13,518Abigahil5

Tied with 1,710 names at #11,807; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1995
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,167Odalys#2,845 → #678
  2. ↑ 1,531Tamia#2,028 → #497
  3. ↑ 1,524Jaycie#2,486 → #962
  4. ↑ 1,486Odalis#2,394 → #908
  5. ↑ 1,430Zaria#2,155 → #725
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,558Unknown#865 → #2,423
  2. ↓ 723Iridian#886 → #1,609
  3. ↓ 435Selene#964 → #1,399
  4. ↓ 394Salina#838 → #1,232
  5. ↓ 339Chelsi#697 → #1,036

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,894,300 boys got a published name in 1996; 1 in 2,185 of them was named Drake, which outranked 97.1% of the 10,536 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Drake
  1. #302Quinton871
  2. #302Salvador871
  3. #306Saul869
  4. #307Drake867
  5. #308Tommy862
  6. #309Bryant859
  7. #310Marshall855
Biggest movers since 1995
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,398Keyshawn#2,178 → #780
  2. ↑ 1,171Jair#2,055 → #884
  3. ↑ 1,065Kordell#2,055 → #990
  4. ↑ 856Shemar#1,758 → #902
  5. ↑ 686Nasir#1,648 → #962
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,075Unknown#665 → #1,740
  2. ↓ 649Rashaan#937 → #1,586
  3. ↓ 633Savon#966 → #1,599
  4. ↓ 514Latrell#966 → #1,480
  5. ↓ 351Rakeem#970 → #1,321

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1996 →