Given name & surname
Drako
“resembling a dragon”
Drako is a variant of Drake. One English interpretation is “resembling a dragon.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Drako is a variant of Drake. One English interpretation is “resembling a dragon.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Drako is a variant of Drake. An origin associated with Drake is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2002. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Drako through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 360
- 360 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 47 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #7,315 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +70%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,315 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Drako’s family of names
Drako has a related form in Drake. In English usage, Drako has a related form in Draco. In Greek usage, Drako as a surname is a transliteration of Δράκο.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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