Boys' name · peaked in 2010
Drake name popularity since 1925
36,864 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Drake. Half of them were born in 2006 or earlier, so the typical Drake is about 20 years old in 2026. Drake peaked in 2010 as the #196 name for boys, and it ranked #827 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 36,864
- Named Drake, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #827
- for boys in 2025 (299 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% boys
- 83 girls · 36,781 boys
- Most popular in
- Iowa
- 2.74× its national share
Peak year is the year Drake made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Drake births per year, 1925–2025
2010 was the biggest year for Drake both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1987 and 1992, Drake became 3.6× more common, from 1 in 13,500 baby boys to 1 in 3,800.
- Steepest fall: Between 2010 and 2015, its share of baby boys fell by 58%, from 1 in 1,020 to 1 in 2,450.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Drake's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Drake.
Decade by decade
Babies named Drake in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 12 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 192 | #2,160 |
| 1950s | 0 | 399 | #1,225 |
| 1960s | 0 | 587 | #876 |
| 1970s | 0 | 366 | #2,470 |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,178 | #892 |
| 1990s | 39 | 7,440 | #326 |
| 2000s | 31 | 13,531 | #247 |
| 2010s | 8 | 10,493 | #397 |
| 2020–25 | 5 | 2,578 | #827 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
58.9% of babies named Drake from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Drake is most popular
The index compares Drake's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Drake.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 2.74× | 1,205 |
| Utah | 2.46× | 724 |
| Nevada | 2.44× | 301 |
| Arkansas | 2.36× | 840 |
| Idaho | 2.31× | 318 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Drake's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Drake.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Drake (2010).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data