Drakeo
Darrell Wayne Caldwell Jr., known professionally as Drakeo the Ruler, was an American rapper from Los Angeles, California. He became known for his rapping flow, as well as his "oddly expressive, poetic word-choices", leading the Los Angeles Times to call him "the most original West Coast stylist in decades".
Meaning & Origin of Drakeo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Darrell Wayne Caldwell Jr., known professionally as Drakeo the Ruler, was an American rapper from Los Angeles, California. He became known for his rapping flow, as well as his "oddly expressive, poetic word-choices", leading the Los Angeles Times to call him "the most original West Coast stylist in decades".
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The Story of Drakeo
Drakeo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2022, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 10 Drakeos were born — ranking #7,764 that year. As of 2026, Drakeo ranks #8,947 for baby boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 23 Drakeos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
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About the name Drakeo
Drakeo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2022 and has accumulated 23 births in the dataset. Drakeo's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #7,764. Use the chart and map above to compare Drakeo'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 .
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