Draken
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DRAY-ken
- Origin
- Scandinavian
Draken is a boys' name of Scandinavian origin, meaning “the dragon”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Draken mean?
Scandinavian: Swedish and Norwegian word
“the dragon”
Is Draken a girl's or a boy's name?
Draken is a boys' name.
How popular is Draken in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 2001.
Half of all the boys named Draken in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Draken in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 14 | #5,919 |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,620 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,353 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 13 | #6,259 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 13 | #5,869 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,132 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
Nicknames for Draken
- Drake 5 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Draken
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden Aiden Brayden Declan Raiden Deacon Braylen Rayden Ronan Finnegan Brecken Kian
Names related to Draken
More Scandinavian names
Kaia Jenson Jensen Maren Gustavo Anders Stellan Iverson Kari Kaja Larson Olsen Nea Ronya Jensyn Soley
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, “Draken: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/draken, updated 20 October 2026.