Is Drake a boy or girl name?
Drake is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 414 boys were named Drake, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 36,572 US babies named Drake were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #661
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Drake since 1918
- 36,572
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 1,885 babies
Boys and girls named Drake, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 192 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 399 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 587 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 366 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,178 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 7,440 | 39 | 0.5% |
| 2000s | 13,531 | 31 | 0.2% |
| 2010s | 10,492 | 8 | 0.1% |
| 2020s | 2,276 | 5 | 0.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 414 | #661 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 397 | #681 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 442 | #630 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 496 | #568 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 527 | #535 | 5 | #15,752 |
| 2019 | 488 | #571 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 686 | #440 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 649 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 696 | #444 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 782 | #397 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 943 | #349 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1,217 | #284 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1,547 | #230 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 1,607 | #222 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1,877 | #196 | 8 | #12,614 |
| 2009 | 1,587 | #230 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1,590 | #232 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 1,524 | #239 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 1,410 | #242 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1,338 | #247 | 6 | #15,022 |
| 2004 | 1,268 | #262 | 6 | #14,663 |
| 2003 | 1,130 | #273 | 7 | #12,789 |
| 2002 | 1,169 | #267 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1,245 | #263 | 6 | #14,033 |
| 2000 | 1,270 | #261 | 6 | #13,656 |
| 1999 | 1,049 | #282 | 6 | #13,146 |
| 1998 | 1,057 | #270 | 6 | #12,905 |
| 1997 | 974 | #286 | 8 | #10,056 |
| 1996 | 867 | #307 | 6 | #12,283 |
| 1995 | 795 | #326 | 6 | #12,203 |
| 1994 | 725 | #340 | 7 | #10,896 |
| 1993 | 682 | #349 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 526 | #425 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 424 | #480 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 341 | #539 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 272 | #593 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 228 | #626 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 138 | #786 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 122 | #823 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 103 | #892 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 66 | #1,118 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 82 | #972 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 54 | #1,265 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 66 | #1,126 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 47 | #1,383 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 42 | #1,443 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 25 | #1,982 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 30 | #1,755 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 27 | #1,843 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 17 | #2,471 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 43 | #1,298 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 38 | #1,359 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 43 | #1,265 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 41 | #1,313 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 60 | #1,057 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 54 | #1,052 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 54 | #1,008 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 49 | #1,047 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 54 | #996 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 70 | #876 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 61 | #976 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 49 | #1,095 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 65 | #939 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 77 | #870 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 54 | #1,050 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 48 | #1,122 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 50 | #1,082 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 41 | #1,223 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 43 | #1,158 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 38 | #1,225 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 35 | #1,277 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 30 | #1,385 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 41 | #1,158 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 35 | #1,247 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 38 | #1,171 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 32 | #1,282 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 41 | #1,111 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 31 | #1,323 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 28 | #1,335 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 11 | #2,160 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 13 | #2,015 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 15 | #1,935 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 12 | #2,181 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 9 | #2,530 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 7 | #2,957 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,145 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,121 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 6 | #3,942 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,339 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Drake reached #196 in 2010. As a girl name, it reached #10,056 in 1997. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.