Names / Boy names
Drake
Current rank
#827
and easing
All-time peak
#196
in 2010
First recorded
1918
in U.S. data
Children named
36,800
since 1918
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #196 in 2010 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Drake makes its debut in American naming records in 1918, where it reads as a boys' name. Its strongest year was 2010, at #196 nationally. As of the latest data it stands at #827, slowly cooling. Across all years, more than 36,800 children have been named this.