Drake Boy
How popular is Drake?
#827 boy name in 2025
299 baby boys were named Drake in the US in 2025, making it the 827th most popular boy name.
35,935living people named Drake (est.)
20median age of people named Drake
36,875babies named Drake since 1880
1 in 11,088US babies born in 2025
Drake popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #827 for boys (▼ 168 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 299 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-62% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #397 in 2015, #534 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2010 (1,877 boys) |
| Highest rank | #196 in 2010 |
| First recorded | 1918 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Drake is most popular
Babies named Drake per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Arkansas: 1.2 per 1,000 (76 boys)
- Louisiana: 1.0 per 1,000 (101 boys)
- Iowa: 0.9 per 1,000 (65 boys)
- Oklahoma: 0.9 per 1,000 (77 boys)
- Mississippi: 0.8 per 1,000 (48 boys)
Drake by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | #4,178 |
| 1920s | 11 | #3,814 |
| 1930s | 12 | #2,853 |
| 1940s | 192 | #1,106 |
| 1950s | 399 | #1,080 |
| 1960s | 587 | #873 |
| 1970s | 366 | #1,051 |
| 1980s | 1,178 | #591 |
| 1990s | 7,440 | #269 |
| 2000s | 13,531 | #230 |
| 2010s | 10,493 | #196 |
| 2020s | 2,578 | #534 |
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Questions
- Is Drake a boy or girl name?
- Drake is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Drake were boys.
- How popular is the name Drake?
- 299 baby boys were named Drake in the US in 2025, making it the 827th most popular boy name.
- When was Drake most popular?
- Drake peaked in 2010, when 1,877 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #196 in 2010.
- How many people are named Drake?
- 36,875 babies have been named Drake in the US since 1880. We estimate about 35,935 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 20.
- Where is Drake most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Drake was most common in Arkansas, at 1.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.