Dragan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DRAH-gahn
- Origin
- Slavic
Dragan is a boys' name of Slavic origin, meaning “dear, precious”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Dragan mean?
Slavic: South Slavic, from drag 'dear'
“dear, precious”
A traditional South Slavic name built on drag 'dear', used in Serbia, Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Croatia.
Is Dragan a girl's or a boy's name?
Dragan is a boys' name.
How popular is Dragan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 1961.
Half of all the boys named Dragan in the US since 1880 were born between 1976 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dragan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,620 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,139 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,591 |
| 1981 | 7 | #4,959 |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,133 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,316 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,052 |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,342 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,594 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,135 |
| 1967 | 5 | #3,964 |
| 1966 | 5 | #3,946 |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 6 | #3,650 |
Nicknames for Dragan
- Gaga
Names like Dragan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keegan, Declan, Brennan, Brayden, Deacon, Ronan, Finnegan, Kenan, Deegan, Conan, Kayden, Aiden
Names related to Dragan
More Slavic names
Mila, Milan, Vera, Mira, Nadia, Milana, Rayna, Zora, Milena, Raina, Damir, Lev, Siyana, Vlad, Lilyana, Yuri
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Dragan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dragan, updated 20 October 2026.