Draco
Draco was the 1733rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 94 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 1208th with 160 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,441 places. More babies were named Draco in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,733 boys, down 128 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 94boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2021160 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,424babies recorded
Draco popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,733 | 94 |
| 2020 | #1,605 | 101 |
| 2010 | #3,479 | 31 |
| 2000 | #4,853 | 15 |
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How popular is Draco, counting every spelling?
Draco is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,507 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,733 for Draco on its own. Together these spellings went to 105 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Draco | 94 | #1,733 | 650 |
| Drako | 11 | #7,315 | 156 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Draco?
94 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Draco (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Draco born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 89 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Draco.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Draco?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Draco are alive today, with a median age of 6; half are between 3 and 13. That makes Draco a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Draco by state
How common Draco was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Missouri (2.1×). In 30 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Draco: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Draco, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Draco
How popular is the name Draco?
Draco was the 1733rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 94 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 1208th with 160 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,441 places. More babies were named Draco in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Draco a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Draco in the US.
Where is Draco most popular?
In 2021–2025, Draco was most common in Missouri (0.16 per 1,000 boys), followed by Oklahoma and Ohio.