Draco — #1283 US boys' name
1,328 babies named Draco in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 91% of names given to boys today.
49% of everyone ever named Draco was born in this single decade.
160 babies were named Draco in 2021 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Draco
The Social Security Administration has registered 1,328 babies named Draco between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Draco currently holds the #1283 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 160 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Draco performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 656 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Draco shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 131 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Draco in 21 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Draco in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,328 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Draco at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Draco popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997
- Peak year (2021)
- 160
- Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
Currently ranks #1283 among boys.
1,328 total births across 28 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2021 with 160 births in a single year.
Draco by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2020s
- 656 births that decade — 49% of Draco's all-time total
Draco decade highlights
- Peak decade 656 births
- Runner-up 455 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2020s was Draco's strongest decade
656 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 49% of all-time use.
Draco by state
Where Draco concentrates geographically — total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 131 | 9.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 113 | 8.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 47 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 36 | 2.7% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 27 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 21 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 21 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 19 | 1.4% |
131 of 1,328 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 9.9% of nationwide
- Texas 8.5% of nationwide
- Florida 3.5% of nationwide
- Ohio 2.7% of nationwide
- Missouri 2.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 21 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 9.9% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Draco appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1997–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.