How Many People Are Named Drake?
An estimated 35,765 people in the United States have the first name Drake. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Drake peaked in popularity in 2010 with 1,885 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Drake as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Drake paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Drake is overwhelmingly male, 83 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
35,765
About 1 in 9,584 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.8% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2010
1,885 births
Total Registered
36,572
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Drake
Drake is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 36,572 total births registered, 99.8% were male.
Drake as a male name
Ranked #661 in 2024
414 male births in 2024
Peak: 2010 (1,877 births)
Drake as a female name
Ranked #15,752 in 2020
5 female births in 2020
Peak: 1997 (8 births)
Drake: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Drake span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 13,562 babies were registered. Drake has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Drake by Decade
How has Drake tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Drake by State
Birth registrations for Drake span all 48 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Delaware, Connecticut, Wyoming. On average, about 707 Drakes were registered per state.
Drake + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Drake as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Drake
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Drake: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Drake?
We estimate approximately 35,765 people named Drake are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 9,584 Americans share this first name.
Is Drake a common name?
Drake is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 36,572 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Drake most popular?
Drake reached peak popularity in 2010, when 1,885 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Drake is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Drake a male name?
Drake is predominantly male. 99.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Drake Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Drake Smith, Drake Johnson, Drake Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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