Dragon
Boy · DRAG-on · English
Dragon is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “dragon”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Dragon mean?
English: English word, from Greek drakon 'serpent'
“dragon”
The red dragon is the emblem of Wales, and the Dragon is a sign of the Chinese zodiac.
- Say it
- DRAG-on
Is Dragon a girl's or a boy's name?
Dragon is a boys' name.
How popular is Dragon 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 24 boys. It first appears in the records in 1988.
Half of all the boys named Dragon in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dragon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #8,307 |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,293 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 24 | #4,128 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 22 | #3,634 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
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