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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201994peak #196, 2010boys
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.

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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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1936#2,8547
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1930#4,0015
1929#3,9595
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1920#3,8156
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1918#4,1795
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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 1994

  • 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: #277 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,775 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Drake, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Drake, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Drake, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #243 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,079 boysMNIllinois: #222 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 1,340 boysILWisconsin: #255 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,015 boysWIMichigan: #212 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,522 boysMINew York: #1,317 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 20,971 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Drake, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Drake, so not publishedRIOregon: #192 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,063 boysORNevada: #243 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,367 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Drake, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #177 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 877 boysSDIowa: #119 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 585 boysIAIndiana: #174 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,107 boysINOhio: #244 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,934 boysOHPennsylvania: #561 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 7,337 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Drake, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Drake, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #416 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 3,706 boysCAUtah: #219 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,244 boysUTColorado: #209 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,216 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Drake, so not publishedNEMissouri: #158 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 964 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Drake, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Drake, so not publishedWVVirginia: #464 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,099 boysVAMaryland: #499 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,011 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Drake, so not publishedDEArizona: #241 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,388 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Drake, so not publishedNMKansas: #168 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 968 boysKSArkansas: #139 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 694 boysARTennessee: #234 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,504 boysTNNorth Carolina: #390 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,196 boysNCSouth Carolina: #397 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,952 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Drake, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #287 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,927 boysOKLouisiana: #218 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,081 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Drake, so not publishedMSAlabama: #280 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,798 boysALGeorgia: #473 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,697 boysGAHawaii: #217 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,064 boysHITexas: #456 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 3,736 boysTXFlorida: #446 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 3,560 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Iowa#119 · 1 in 585
  2. Arkansas#139 · 1 in 694
  3. Missouri#158 · 1 in 964
  4. Kansas#168 · 1 in 968
  5. Indiana#174 · 1 in 1,107

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Iowa#119291 in 585
Arkansas#139201 in 694
Missouri#158361 in 964
Kansas#168161 in 968
Indiana#174341 in 1,107
South Dakota#17751 in 877
Oregon#192181 in 1,063
Colorado#209201 in 1,216
Michigan#212411 in 1,522
Hawaii#21761 in 1,064
Louisiana#218261 in 1,081
Utah#219141 in 1,244
Illinois#222631 in 1,340
Tennessee#234231 in 1,504
Arizona#241231 in 1,388
Minnesota#243141 in 2,079
Nevada#24371 in 1,367
Ohio#244381 in 1,934
Wisconsin#255151 in 2,015
Washington#277191 in 1,775
Alabama#280141 in 1,798
Oklahoma#287101 in 1,927
North Carolina#390141 in 3,196
South Carolina#39771 in 2,952
California#416721 in 3,706
Florida#446241 in 3,560
Texas#456411 in 3,736
Virginia#464101 in 4,099
Georgia#473131 in 3,697
Maryland#49961 in 5,011
Pennsylvania#561101 in 7,337
New York#1,31761 in 20,971
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Delaware
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Idaho
Kentucky
Maine
Massachusetts
Mississippi
Montana
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
North Dakota
Rhode Island
Vermont
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
  • 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 1994

girls
#10,569
7 births · 1 in 255,108 girls
boys
#340
725 births · 1 in 2,665 boys

Top girls' names in 1994

  1. #1Jessica32,122
  2. #2Ashley30,281
  3. #3Emily24,154
  4. #4Samantha22,824
  5. #5Sarah22,299
  6. #6Taylor20,734
  7. #7Brittany18,900
  8. #8Amanda18,718
  9. #9Elizabeth16,786
  10. #10Megan16,580
  11. #10,569Drake7

Top boys' names in 1994

  1. #1Michael44,477
  2. #2Christopher34,807
  3. #3Matthew33,654
  4. #4Joshua31,374
  5. #5Tyler30,482
  6. #6Brandon29,492
  7. #7Jacob29,417
  8. #8Daniel28,065
  9. #9Nicholas27,770
  10. #10Andrew26,019
  11. #340Drake725
More about 1994

girls

1,785,753 girls got a published name in 1994; 1 in 255,108 of them was named Drake, which outranked 32.9% of the 15,759 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Drake
  1. #9,586Zeynep8
  2. #9,586Zohra8
  3. #9,586Zurisadai8
  4. #10,569Drake7
  5. #10,569Aalia7
  6. #10,569Aaminah7
  7. #10,569Aarion7
  8. #11,778Aala6
  9. #11,778Aaleeyah6
  10. #11,778Aariona6

Tied with 1,208 names at #10,569; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. 4,523Nohely#5,419#896
  2. 4,322Aaliyah#4,524#202
  3. 2,306Zana#3,108#802
  4. 1,711Aliyah#2,068#357
  5. 1,430Zhane#2,012#582
Fallers
  1. 1,015Coraima#875#1,890
  2. 799Kalene#929#1,728
  3. 656Deyanira#938#1,594
  4. 577Crysta#968#1,545
  5. 562Hilary#647#1,209

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

boys

1,932,031 boys got a published name in 1994; 1 in 2,665 of them was named Drake, which outranked 96.7% of the 10,245 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Drake
  1. #337Brenden731
  2. #338Jerome728
  3. #339Francis726
  4. #340Drake725
  5. #341Braden721
  6. #342Nelson720
  7. #343Brendon719
Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. 1,574Tyrin#2,509#935
  2. 714River#1,638#924
  3. 472Bryton#1,460#988
  4. 463Kahlil#1,444#981
  5. 446Jayden#1,295#849
Fallers
  1. 551Garth#965#1,516
  2. 364Jordy#828#1,192
  3. 342Montel#889#1,231
  4. 289Darrel#889#1,178
  5. 245Deante#859#1,104

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

See the top 100 for 1994