Boys' name · since 1987
Drakkar
Drakkar has 142 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,116 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 142
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
142 boys have been named Drakkar since 1987, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Drakkar has been recorded 142 times among boys since 1987, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2012.
- #15,116 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 142 born since 1987
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Drakkar ranks #15,116 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 142 born since 1987, peaking in the 1990s.
- #15,116 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 142
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Drakkar's 142 recorded births place it above 66.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Drakkar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Drakkar's full recorded timeline at 1993, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Drakkar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2012
- Peak year (1991)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Drakkar by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (110 births, 77% of the file).
1990s was Drakkar's strongest decade.
110 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Drakkar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 27
1980s
27 births
- 1990s
1990s
110 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 110 births (77% of all-time use).
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What to do with Drakkar's data
- Drakkar's decade-level peak was the 1990s (110 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Drakkar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1987–2012 (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 Drakkar 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.