Drago
Drago is a South Slavic masculine given name. It is derived from the common Slavic element drag meaning "dear, beloved".
- Croatian
- Serbian
- Slovene
- Bulgarian
Meaning & Origin of Drago
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Drago is a South Slavic masculine given name. It is derived from the common Slavic element drag meaning "dear, beloved".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Croatian
- Serbian
- Slovene
- Bulgarian
The Story of Drago
American parents first put Drago on the record books as a baby boy name in 1973, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 11 Dragos were born — ranking #7,224 that year. About 56% of every Drago on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Drago last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 11 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 119 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Drago
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Drago. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Dragan
- Dragana
- Dragutin
- Dražen
Names that sound like Drago
Phonetically similar names — useful when Drago is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Drogo
- Draga
- Dragoo
- Trago
- Druggie
- Draco
- Druggy
- Drog
- Draggy
- Droga
- Draghi
- Dreggy
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Drago
Drago is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 119 births in the dataset. Drago's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #7,224. Use the chart and map above to compare Drago's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.