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since 1880
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in 2010
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What does the name Drake mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Drake

User Submitted Origins

English
75%
Arabic
8%
African Dutch (Afrikaans)
8%
New Zealand
8%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. A user from Virginia, U.S. says the name Drake means "Duck".
  2. A user from South Carolina, U.S. says the name Drake means "A male duck".
  3. A submission from Virginia, U.S. says the name Drake means "A True Legend".
  4. A submission from Virginia, U.S. says the name Drake means "Twin" and is of African Dutch (Afrikaans) origin.
  5. A user from Indiana, U.S. says the name Drake means "Fire Drake or commonly known as a Dragon. Originally from the Norse 'Dreki', also meaning Dragon".
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Drake
Senses
  1. The male of the duck kind.

  2. Etymology: Cf. Dragon fly, under Dragon

    The drake fly."The drake will mount steeple height into the air." [Walton.]"The dark drake fly, good in August." [Walton.]

Etymology: Akin to LG. drake, OHG. antrache anetrecho, G. enterich, Icel. andriki, Dan. andrik, OSw. andrak andrage, masc., and fr. AS. ened, fem., duck; akin to D. eend, G. ente, Icel. önd, Dan. and, Sw. and, Lith. antis, L. anas, Gr. � (for �), and perh. Skr. āti a water fowl. √207. In English the first part of the word was lost. The ending is akin to E. rich. Cf. Gulaund

noun Drake
Senses
  1. A dragon.(Obs)"Beowulf resolves to kill the drake." [J. A. Harrison (Beowulf).]
  2. A small piece of artillery.(Obs)"Two or three shots, made at them by a couple of drakes, made them stagger." [Clarendon.]

Etymology: AS. draca dragon, L. draco. See Dragon

noun Drake
Wild oats, brome grass, or darnel grass; -- called also drawk dravick, and drank.

Etymology: Cf. F. dravik, W. drewg, darnel, cockle, etc
Other Dictionary Sources
  1. Adult male of a wild or domestic duck
  2. English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)
    Synonyms: francis drake and sir francis drake
Wiktionary
  1. An English surname​, originally a byname from Old English draca or Old Norse draki, both meaning “dragon”.
    1. Francis Drake (1540-1596), English sea captain, pirate, and explorer of the Elizabethan era.
  2. An Irish surname​, anglicized from Drach, itself a Hiberno-Norman name English Drake.
  3. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  4. A town in New South Wales, Australia.
  5. A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
  6. A ward of Plymouth, Devon, England; named for aqueduct Drake's Leat, itself for Francis Drake, Mayor of Plymouth at the time of its construction.
  7. A locale in the United States.
    1. A city in North Dakota; named for early settler Herman Drake.
    2. An unincorporated community in Arizona.
    3. An unincorporated community in Colorado.
    4. An unincorporated community in Illinois.
    5. An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
    6. An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for Missouri statesman Charles D. Drake.
    7. An unincorporated community in South Carolina.
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Notable Persons Named Drake

Notable Persons Named Drake

Drake

Drake is a rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. They were most active from 2006 to present. Drake was given the name Aubrey Drake Graham on October 24th, 1986 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Drake Bell

His most notable accomplishments were from 1991 to present. Drake was given the name Jared Drake Bell on June 27th, 1986 in Newport Beach, California, US.

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Drake Younger

Drake was born on September 10th, 1984 in Indianapolis. Drake is also known as Wuertz, Drake; Psycho Shooter, and The.

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Drake White

Drake White is a country music musician. He has been prominent since 2013. Drake was born in Hokes Bluff, Alabama.

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Drake Hogestyn

Drake was given the name Donald Drake Hogestyn on September 29th, 1953 in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

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Drake Doremus

Drake Doremus is a film director and writer. Drake was born on March 29th, 1983 in Orange, California.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Drake

Notable Persons With the Last Name Drake

Drake

Drake is a rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. They were most active from 2006 to present. Drake was given the name Aubrey Drake Graham on October 24th, 1986 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Nick Drake

Nick Drake was a contemporary folk music musician. He plays Vocals, guitar, piano, clarinet, and saxophone. He holds the title River Man", Northern Sky", Pink Moon", and Black Eyed Dog". His most notable accomplishments were from 1967 to present. Nick was given the name Nicholas Rodney Drake on June 19th, 1948 in Rangoon, Burma. He passed away on November 25th, 1974.

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Eli Drake

Eli was born on November 11th, 1982 in Hagerstown, Maryland, United States.

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Larry Drake

Larry Drake is an actor. He was most prominent from 1971 to present. Larry was born on February 21st, 1950 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.

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Thomas Andrews Drake

Thomas Andrews Drake is a former senior executive of the u.s. national security agency and national security agency. Thomas was born on April 22nd, 1957 in Louisiana.

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Gabrielle Drake

Gabrielle Drake is a film, television, and stage actress. Gabrielle was born on March 30th, 1944 in Lahore.

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  • Betsy Drake
    Actress
  • Frank Drake
    Scientist
  • Edwin Drake
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  • Pat Barker
    Writer
  • Tom Drake
  • David Drake
    Writer
  • Paul Drake
    Fictional Character
  • Alfred Drake
  • Fabia Drake
    Actress
  • Ervin Drake
    Songwriter
  • Christopher Drake
    Composer
  • Dallas Drake
    Hockey Player
  • Hamid Drake
    Drummer

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Drake U.S.
█  White 79.55% 64.26%
█  African American 14.92% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 0.52% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.62% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 2.04% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 2.34% 16.26%

Of Last Name Drake

People with the last name Drake are most frequently White or African American

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Fun Facts about the name Drake

  • What name lists does Drake rank for?
    #549Popular Surnames
  • How Popular is the name Drake? Drake is the 1,306th most popular name of all time. As a last name Drake was the 549th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Drake have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 34,257 babies born with the first name Drake in the United States. That's more than enough people named Drake to occupy the country of San Marino with an estimated population of 32,312 (as of March 31, 2012).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Drake? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1918 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
  • When was Drake first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Drake is Monday, October 19th, 1874.
  • What year had the most people named Drake born? The highest recorded use of the first name Drake was in 2010 with a total of 1,876 babies. That's a lot of babies named Drake!
  • Random Drake Factoid: According to the 2005 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Drake ranks 100th in popularity as a baby boy's name in Iowa. Imagine that, 46 babies in Iowa have the same name in 2005.
  • Weird things about the name Drake: The name spelled backwards is Ekard. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Daerk. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Drake? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 61,162 people with the last name Drake.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Drake? If you manage to meet 100,000 people in your life, chances are that 21 of them will have Drake as their last name.
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