Boys' name · since 1918
Drake
36,792 babies named Drake in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #594 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #828 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 36,792
- born since 1918
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Drake is the #828 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 36,792 recorded since 1918.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Drake has been recorded 36,792 times among boys since 1918, currently ranked #828 nationally and more common than 94% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2025.
- #594 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #828 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 36,792 born since 1918
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Drake ranks #594 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #828 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 36,792 born since 1918, peaking in the 2000s.
- #594 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #828 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 36,792
- born since 1918
- 2000s
- peak decade
Drake's 36,792 recorded births place it above 98.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Drake compares
36,792 Top 5% higher than 95% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Drake's all-time total is 100x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Drake | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 36,792 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,877 | 34 | 22,252 |
Drake's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Drake's full recorded timeline at 1981, 96% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 4% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 1,877 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Drake popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 1,877
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Drake popularity over time - girls
83 total births recorded since 1994 (Drake as girls' name)
Drake by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (13,531 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Drake's strongest decade.
13,531 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Drake births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 11
1920s
11 births
- 1930s 12
1930s
12 births
- 1940s 192
1940s
192 births
- 1950s 399
1950s
399 births
- 1960s 587
1960s
587 births
- 1970s 366
1970s
366 births
- 1980s 1,178
1980s
1,178 births
- 1990s
1990s
7,440 births
- 2000s
2000s
13,531 births
- 2010s
2010s
10,493 births
- 2020s 2,578
2020s
2,578 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 13,531 births (37% of all-time use).
How Drake compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Drake's total volume
Drake by state
Where Drake concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,270 | 8.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,715 | 7.4% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 2,148 | 5.8% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 1,677 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 1,584 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 1,453 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 1,405 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 1,369 | 3.7% |
3,270 of 36,792 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Drake appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Drake's data
- Drake's decade-level peak was the 2000s (13,531 total births); usage has since declined to 2,578 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Drakes (3,270 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Drake: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~107 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1918–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Drake draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.