US rank #3496 Boys' name Peak 2021 348 births

Drako — #3496 US boys' name

348 babies named Drako in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s532010s1172020s178
#3496
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 75% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Drako was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

46 babies were named Drako in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Drako

The Social Security Administration has registered 348 babies named Drako between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Drako currently holds the #3496 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 46 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Drako performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 178 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Drako shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 35 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Drako in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Drako 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 348 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.

Drako at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

348

Since 2002

23 years of records

Peak year

2021

46 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#3,496

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2002

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2024

Drako popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
46
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
01020304050 20242021201820142011200820052002 5

Drako by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
178 births that decade — 51% of Drako's all-time total
2000s532010s1172020s178

Drako by state

Where Drako concentrates geographically — total births since 2002

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Drako
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
35 10.1%
#2 California
11 3.2%
#3 Florida
5 1.4%
Texas share of Drako's total US births 10.1%
Even split

35 of 348 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Drako?
348 babies have been named Drako since 2002. It currently ranks #3496 among boys. The peak year was 2021 with 46 births.
When was Drako most popular?
Drako was most popular in the 2020s decade with 178 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Drako most popular?
The top states for the name Drako are Texas (35 births), California (11 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Drako been used?
Drako has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Drako?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Drake, Draven, Drayden, Drayton, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 2002–2024 (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.