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
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Drake has never cracked the top 100 here.
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 | — | — | ||
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| 1936 | — | #2,854 | 7 | |
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| 1930 | — | #4,001 | 5 | |
| 1929 | — | #3,959 | 5 | |
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| 1920 | — | #3,815 | 6 | |
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| 1918 | — | #4,179 | 5 | |
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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 1997
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Iowa#116 · 1 in 508
- Indiana#128 · 1 in 632
- Arkansas#134 · 1 in 637
- Kansas#145 · 1 in 619
- Louisiana#147 · 1 in 689
Best ever in a state: #64 in Alaska, 2011.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | #116 | 32 | 1 in 508 |
| Indiana | #128 | 59 | 1 in 632 |
| Arkansas | #134 | 23 | 1 in 637 |
| Kansas | #145 | 25 | 1 in 619 |
| Louisiana | #147 | 39 | 1 in 689 |
| Idaho | #162 | 12 | 1 in 623 |
| Oklahoma | #165 | 25 | 1 in 804 |
| Missouri | #166 | 36 | 1 in 956 |
| Michigan | #175 | 59 | 1 in 1,005 |
| Kentucky | #177 | 21 | 1 in 1,106 |
| South Dakota | #177 | 5 | 1 in 775 |
| Nebraska | #193 | 10 | 1 in 975 |
| Ohio | #199 | 52 | 1 in 1,346 |
| Illinois | #206 | 69 | 1 in 1,154 |
| Tennessee | #212 | 27 | 1 in 1,284 |
| Oregon | #227 | 17 | 1 in 1,138 |
| Colorado | #235 | 21 | 1 in 1,191 |
| Wisconsin | #235 | 17 | 1 in 1,690 |
| Hawaii | #248 | 5 | 1 in 1,053 |
| Minnesota | #254 | 15 | 1 in 1,922 |
| Nevada | #262 | 8 | 1 in 1,336 |
| Washington | #274 | 22 | 1 in 1,533 |
| South Carolina | #278 | 13 | 1 in 1,552 |
| Utah | #284 | 11 | 1 in 1,739 |
| North Carolina | #305 | 24 | 1 in 1,959 |
| Texas | #311 | 83 | 1 in 1,892 |
| Georgia | #319 | 25 | 1 in 2,007 |
| Alabama | #352 | 10 | 1 in 2,459 |
| California | #353 | 89 | 1 in 2,759 |
| Arizona | #357 | 14 | 1 in 2,454 |
| New Mexico | #362 | 5 | 1 in 2,132 |
| Virginia | #366 | 14 | 1 in 2,757 |
| Florida | #383 | 33 | 1 in 2,602 |
| Mississippi | #414 | 6 | 1 in 2,494 |
| Pennsylvania | #414 | 16 | 1 in 4,125 |
| Maryland | #523 | 6 | 1 in 4,684 |
| New York | #1,334 | 6 | 1 in 19,149 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
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| New Jersey | — | — | — |
| 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
- 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)
- Debuted 1918
- Peaked 2010 at #196 (1,877 births)
- Births halved by 2015, 5 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 47 yrs · run 1985–2025
- 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%)
- 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.
Drake in 1997
Top girls' names in 1997
Top boys' names in 1997
More about 1997
girls
1,740,710 girls got a published name in 1997; 1 in 217,589 of them was named Drake, which outranked 39.4% of the 16,163 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #9,017Zeana9
- #9,017Zitlaly9
- #9,017Zuleyka9
- #9,802Drake8
- #9,802Aaliayah8
- #9,802Aamina8
- #9,802Aaren8
- #10,836Aaisha7
- #10,836Aaleah7
- #10,836Aaleigha7
Tied with 1,033 names at #9,802; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,885,140 boys got a published name in 1997; 1 in 1,935 of them was named Drake, which outranked 97.4% of the 10,814 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.