Drake vs Drayton

Side-by-side comparison of Drake and Drayton - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Drake

Boy name · Rank #659

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Name B

Drayton

Boy name · Rank #3288

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Metric Drake Drayton
Current Rank #659 #3288
Total Births (all years) 36,792 2,063
Peak Year 2010 2012
Peak Year Births 1,877 78
Peak Decade 2000s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1918 1915

Births by Decade

Decade Drake Drayton
1910s 5 40
1920s 11 49
1930s 12 47
1940s 192 53
1950s 399 56
1960s 587 61
1970s 366 78
1980s 1,178 95
1990s 7,440 332
2000s 13,531 560
2010s 10,493 472
2020s 2,578 220

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Drake Drayton
2014 943 33
2015 782 41
2016 696 48
2017 649 44
2018 687 33
2019 488 32
2020 527 34
2021 496 28
2022 442 41
2023 398 31
2024 416 36
2025 299 50

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1918–2025.

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