Names Like Drake — Find Similar Baby Names
Drake is a 5-letter English boys' name meaning “Dragon”. This page collects 106 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Dace and Dae, English cousins like Aaric and Aarika, rhyming names ending in -ake like Jake and Wake, and names sharing the “dragon” concept like Draca and Dracon.
For the full Drake profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Drake page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Drake
24 baby names that differ from Drake by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dace | 2 | Of The Nobility. | English | Male |
| Dae | 2 | Indian | Female | |
| Dale | 2 | Lives In The Valley | English | Female |
| Dane | 2 | From Denmark | Danish | Male |
| Dave | 2 | David's Son | Scottish | Male |
| Deane | 2 | From The Valley. Variant Of Diana Meaning Divine. | English | Female |
| Deke | 2 | Dusty One: Servant. | English | Male |
| Dabi | 3 | Dearly Loved | Hebrew | Male |
| Dacey | 3 | Of The Nobility. | English | Male |
| Dack | 3 | Reference To The French Town Dax. | English | Male |
| Dada | 3 | Yoruba Of Nigeria Name For Children With Curly Hair. | African | Female |
| Daeg | 3 | Black-Haired. | Irish | Male |
| Dael | 3 | Lives In The Valley | English | Female |
| Dagen | 3 | Black-Haired. | Irish | Male |
| Dahr | 3 | Time, Age | Arabic | Male |
| Dahy | 3 | Quick And Agile | Irish | Male |
| Dai | 3 | Great | Japanese | Female |
| Dain | 3 | Variant Of Dane From Denmark. | English | Male |
| Daine | 3 | Variant Of Dane From Denmark. | English | Male |
| Daire | 3 | Wealthy | Irish | Male |
| Dal | 3 | Variant Of Dallin Blind. | Irish | Male |
| Dalen | 3 | Rhyming Variant Of Waylon - A Historical Blacksmith With Supernatur... | English | Male |
| Daley | 3 | Lives In The Valley | English | Male |
| Dall | 3 | Wise | Gaelic | Male |
More English Names
24 baby names that share Drake’s English origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aaric | Variant Of Aric Meaning Rule With Mercy. | Male |
| Aarika | "Alternate Spelling: Erika, Erica, Ericka." | Female |
| Aarshiya | Heavenly | Female |
| Aase | Tree-Covered Mountain AEGILEIF | Female |
| Aasiya | "Derived From The Arabic Verb, To Abound, And Means Abundant, Flourishing, Th... | Female |
| Aaylah | Light Bearer | Female |
| Abbigale | Female | |
| Abbot | Abbey Father | Male |
| Abbott | Abbey Father | Male |
| Abrianna | Mother Of Many Nations. | Female |
| Abriell | Variant Of Gabrielle. | Male |
| Acker | From The Oak Tree | Male |
| Ackerley | From The Oak-Tree Meadow | Male |
| Ackerman | Man Of Oak | Male |
| Ackley | Dwells At The Oak Tree Meadow | Male |
| Adalbeorht | Noble | Female |
| Adalbrechta | Noble | Female |
| Adalson | Son Of All | Male |
| Adam | Of The Red Earth | Male |
| Adda | Wealthy | Female |
| Addaneye | Lives On The Noble's Island | Male |
| Addilynn | Female | |
| Addis | Son Of Adam | Male |
| Addisen | Child Of Adam | Male |
5-Letter D-Names Like Drake
24 names that share Drake's exact length (5 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Drake's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Drake
Top 12 boys' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Drake.
Names That Rhyme with Drake
7 baby names that share Drake's last 3 letters — -ake. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jake | Abbreviation Of Jacob. | English | Male |
| Wake | Alert | English | Male |
| Blake | Dark: Dark-Haired. Can Also Mean The Reverse -Fair: Pale. Blakeman | Scottish | Male |
| Kanake | Myth Name | Greek | Female |
| Evelake | Name Of A King | Arthurian | Male |
| Harlake | Lives At The Hare's Lake | English | Male |
| Kandake | Glittering | Greek | Female |
Names That Start Like Drake
9 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Drake — Dra-. Good for parents who like Drake's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Draca | Dragon | English | Male |
| Drago | Dragon. | French | Male |
| Dracon | Modern Variant Of Drake Dragon. | English | Male |
| Dracul | Devil Or Dragon | Romanian | Male |
| Draven | English | Male | |
| Dravin | American | Male | |
| Drayce | Modern Variant Of Drake Dragon. | English | Male |
| Draedan | English | Male | |
| Draguta | Sweet, cute, dear | Romanian | Female |