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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202020peak #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 2020

  • 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: #768 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,738 boysWAIdaho: #343 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,290 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Drake, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #185 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 561 boysNDMinnesota: #339 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,471 boysMNIllinois: #439 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 2,277 boysILWisconsin: #475 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,394 boysWIMichigan: #500 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,670 boysMINew York: #1,117 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 8,765 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Drake, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Drake, so not publishedRIOregon: #474 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,211 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: #316 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,234 boysIAIndiana: #410 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,910 boysINOhio: #351 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,703 boysOHPennsylvania: #486 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,842 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Drake, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Drake, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #937 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 8,619 boysCAUtah: #347 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,378 boysUTColorado: #660 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,586 boysCONebraska: #271 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 975 boysNEMissouri: #383 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,900 boysMOKentucky: #328 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,402 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Drake, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Drake, so not publishedVAMaryland: #485 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,506 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Drake, so not publishedDEArizona: #659 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,995 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Drake, so not publishedNMKansas: #357 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,524 boysKSArkansas: #145 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 510 boysARTennessee: #429 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,130 boysTNNorth Carolina: #706 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,449 boysNCSouth Carolina: #359 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,539 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Drake, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #350 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,365 boysOKLouisiana: #196 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 744 boysLAMississippi: #328 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,346 boysMSAlabama: #270 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,088 boysALGeorgia: #468 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,394 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Drake, so not publishedHITexas: #718 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 4,836 boysTXFlorida: #887 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 6,444 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Arkansas#145 · 1 in 510
  2. North Dakota#185 · 1 in 561
  3. Louisiana#196 · 1 in 744
  4. Alabama#270 · 1 in 1,088
  5. Nebraska#271 · 1 in 975

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arkansas#145251 in 510
North Dakota#18561 in 561
Louisiana#196291 in 744
Alabama#270201 in 1,088
Nebraska#27191 in 975
Iowa#316111 in 1,234
Kentucky#328141 in 1,402
Mississippi#32891 in 1,346
Minnesota#339171 in 1,471
Idaho#34361 in 1,290
Utah#347141 in 1,378
Oklahoma#350131 in 1,365
Ohio#351321 in 1,703
Kansas#35791 in 1,524
South Carolina#359131 in 1,539
Missouri#383151 in 1,900
Indiana#410171 in 1,910
Tennessee#429161 in 2,130
Illinois#439241 in 2,277
Georgia#468211 in 2,394
Oregon#47471 in 2,211
Wisconsin#475101 in 2,394
Maryland#485101 in 2,506
Pennsylvania#486191 in 2,842
Michigan#500161 in 2,670
Arizona#65981 in 3,995
Colorado#66071 in 3,586
North Carolina#706111 in 4,449
Texas#718351 in 4,836
Washington#76871 in 4,738
Florida#887141 in 6,444
California#937221 in 8,619
New York#1,117101 in 8,765
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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 2020

girls
#15,088
5 births · 1 in 323,310 girls
boys
#534
527 births · 1 in 3,275 boys

Top girls' names in 2020

  1. #1Olivia17,691
  2. #2Emma15,723
  3. #3Ava13,201
  4. #4Sophia13,105
  5. #5Charlotte13,100
  6. #6Amelia12,802
  7. #7Isabella12,226
  8. #8Mia11,269
  9. #9Evelyn9,517
  10. #10Harper8,849
  11. #15,088Drake5

Top boys' names in 2020

  1. #1Liam19,865
  2. #2Noah18,464
  3. #3Oliver14,277
  4. #4Elijah13,238
  5. #5William12,676
  6. #6James12,390
  7. #7Benjamin12,264
  8. #8Lucas11,386
  9. #9Henry10,793
  10. #10Alexander10,268
  11. #534Drake527
More about 2020

girls

1,616,549 girls got a published name in 2020; 1 in 323,310 of them was named Drake, which outranked 13.9% of the 17,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Drake
  1. #13,453Zylani6
  2. #13,453Zyniah6
  3. #13,453Zyva6
  4. #15,088Drake5
  5. #15,088Aabha5
  6. #15,088Aafia5
  7. #15,088Aahlani5

Tied with 2,439 names at #15,088; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,492Avayah#2,428 → #936
  2. ↑ 950Denisse#1,802 → #852
  3. ↑ 818Jianna#1,668 → #850
  4. ↑ 609Capri#1,291 → #682
  5. ↑ 550Rosalia#1,287 → #737
Fallers
  1. ↓ 393Yaritza#813 → #1,206
  2. ↓ 271Seraphina#1,000 → #1,271
  3. ↓ 207Marissa#874 → #1,081
  4. ↓ 203Annabella#644 → #847
  5. ↓ 195Jayde#832 → #1,027

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

boys

1,726,076 boys got a published name in 2020; 1 in 3,275 of them was named Drake, which outranked 96.2% of the 14,060 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Drake
  1. #531Drew538
  2. #532Jasiah529
  3. #533Quentin528
  4. #534Drake527
  5. #534Callen527
  6. #534Sonny527
  7. #537Braylon526
  8. #537Huxley526
  9. #537Kannon526

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
  1. ↑ 587Zyair#1,548 → #961
  2. ↑ 567Jaxtyn#1,152 → #585
  3. ↑ 539Jakobe#1,372 → #833
  4. ↑ 473Kylo#922 → #449
  5. ↑ 461Ander#1,085 → #624
Fallers
  1. ↓ 380Vivaan#875 → #1,255
  2. ↓ 282Alexzander#890 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 268Reyansh#806 → #1,074
  4. ↓ 266Javion#949 → #1,215
  5. ↓ 224Kenny#862 → #1,086

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

See the top 100 for 2020 →