Given name
Dragen
“resembling the fire-breathing creature”
Dragen is a variant of Dragon. One American interpretation is “resembling the fire-breathing creature.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dragen is a variant of Dragon. One American interpretation is “resembling the fire-breathing creature.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dragen is a variant of Dragon. An origin associated with Dragon is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2007. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dragen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10
- 10 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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