Monday, May 18, 2026

NAME OF THE DAY: Drake

With ๐ŸŽ™rapper Drake breaking ๐Ÿ’ฅ the internet ๐Ÿ’ป with the release of his new ๐Ÿ’ฟalbum ๐ŸงŠIceman plus two ๐Ÿ˜ฎsurprise albums — I will be talking about the ๐ŸŽผIn My Feelings (aka "Kiki do you love me?") ๐ŸŽคsinger's stage name and middle name: ๐Ÿ“›Drake

The ๐Ÿ—ฃpodcaster Bobbi Althoff had Drake on her show for the first time years ago, and a funny ๐Ÿ˜‚ discussion was had on his name (@๐Ÿ”Š00:35 & @๐Ÿ”Š27:33)


Can you introduce yourself?
Drake
That's not your name
That is my middle name
That's not your real name
That's my government name, middle name
Why would you go with that? What's your 1st name?
My 1st name is Aubrey
Mmm hmmm. I see why you go with that
I think my mom named me after a lawyer... My mom named me Aubrey a guy's name
Aubrey's not a guy's name
Yes it is
No it's not
Yes it is
Have you ever met a male Aubrey?
Yeah you're looking at him. I met myself
You don't even go by that because that's such a bad name
No that's not true
Why do you go by Drake?
Because it's shorter. People with two syllables are way less successful than people with one sorry...
Do you like when people call you Aubrey?
If it's genuine


๐Ÿ“›Aubrey (meaning: ๐Ÿง‍♂️elf ruler๐Ÿ“›Drake (meaning: ๐Ÿฒdragon or ๐Ÿฆ†duck) Graham is his full name.
๐Ÿ“›Aubrey is a girl's name also. ๐Ÿ“›Nameberry๐Ÿ’ says, "Once an exclusively masculine name, Aubrey tipped towards feminine in 1974, and is now given to girls 96% of the time."
๐Ÿ“›Drake can also be a girl's name. ๐Ÿ“›NB๐Ÿ’ says, "The name Drake peaked for girls at #10056 in 1997." 
๐Ÿ“›Drake used as a boy's name, is described by ๐Ÿ“›Nameberry๐Ÿ’ as a, "simple one-syllable name that has been on the popularity list since the mid-1980s, Drake is most associated today with the single-named rapper (born Aubrey). The name peaked at Number 197 in 2010 and has since been on a slow decline, but it still can be counted among the stylish contemporary boy names starting with D.

Drake is at #827 in US Top 1000 as of 2025. 


In ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada however, Drake's hometown, the name Drake was not on 2025's most popular baby names list  — Drake the baby name is at #1458 in popularity as of 2022.  

Drake also is a word name, meaning: a small cannon, used especially in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Behind The Name points out, "this name coincides with the unrelated English word drake meaning male duck."
Drake as well, is a surname from the: "English surname derived from the Old Norse byname Draki or the Old English byname Draca both meaning "dragon", both via Latin from Greek ฮดฯฮฌฮบฯ‰ฮฝ (drakon) meaning "dragon, serpent." 

๐Ÿ“California and ๐Ÿ“Hawaii are the US states where the most Drakes reside. 

Initially, I was not ๐Ÿ™…๐Ÿพ‍♀️ a fan of the name ๐Ÿ“›Drake. I thought it was a made up ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿพ‍♀️ stage name when I first hard of Drake the rapper's name being that. I equated the name Drake usually with the lusty ๐Ÿฅตleads of ๐Ÿฅฑboring ⏪historical ๐Ÿ’žromance novels.๐Ÿ“• I used to even often confuse Drake with the name ๐Ÿ“›Declan (I don't like❗). Then I found out years later that Drake was the rapper's real name ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿพ‍♀️  his middle however (I like it more than his first name admittedly. ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿพ‍♀️ It can get tricky, not to mix up Aubrey with ๐Ÿ“›Audrey. ๐Ÿ˜ฌ It makes me wonder if his first name was that instead, would he have used Drey as his stage name? ๐Ÿค” because it sounds like Drake...) and I thought that was really cool. ๐Ÿ˜Ž As I became a fan of his ๐ŸŽถmusic, I started to like the name Drake. Still I'm not the biggest fan of ๐Ÿ“›Drake the name as a whole. ๐Ÿ˜– ๐Ÿ“›Drake may not be one of my absolute favorite names  however it's still a ✔good, strong๐Ÿ’ช, masculine name that I can appreciate. ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿพ But I am a big fan ๐Ÿ˜ of ๐Ÿ“›Drake  being the rapper Drake's name. 


FAMOUS & ๐Ÿ“NOTEWORTHY ๐Ÿ“›DRAKES:

๐Ÿ“›Jared Drake Bell ๐ŸŽฅ /๐ŸŽค (actor & singer)

๐Ÿ“›Drake Parker ๐Ÿ“บ (character on tv show Drake & Josh played by Jared Drake Bell)

๐Ÿ“›Donald Drake Hogestyn ๐ŸŽฅ (actor)

๐Ÿ“›Drake Dunsmore ๐Ÿˆ (pro football player)

๐Ÿ“›Drake Maye ๐Ÿˆ (pro football player)

๐Ÿ“›Drake Nevis ๐Ÿˆ (pro football player)

๐Ÿ“›Drake Berehowsky ๐Ÿ’ (former pro hockey player)

๐Ÿ“›Drake Richard Diener ๐Ÿ€ (pro basketball player)

๐Ÿ“›Drake Gaines (๐Ÿ’™son of ๐Ÿ“บreality stars Chip & Joanna Gaines)

๐Ÿ“›Drake Saul (๐Ÿ’™son of ๐Ÿ‘ model Cassi Van Den Dungen and Brad Saul)

๐Ÿ“›Drake Mallard ๐Ÿฆ† (duck character in cartoon Darkwing Duck) 

๐Ÿ“›Drake Merwin ๐Ÿ“˜ (character in book series Gone by Michael Grant

๐Ÿ“›Drake ๐Ÿ“˜ (character in book series Beyonders by Brandon Mull)

๐Ÿ“›Drake Bamfylde ๐Ÿ“˜ (character in book The Maid of Sker by R.D. Blackmore)

๐Ÿ“›Drake Stone ๐ŸŽฅ(character in movie The Sorcerer's Apprentice)

๐Ÿ“›Drake McHugh ๐ŸŽฅ (character in movie King's Row)

๐Ÿ“›Drake Howard ๐Ÿ“บ (character on tv show The Office)

๐Ÿ“›Drake Ramoray ๐Ÿ“บ (character on Friends in a fictional take on Days of Our Lives)

๐Ÿ“›Drake Edgewater ๐ŸŽฎ (character in videogame Quarantine)

๐Ÿ“›Drake ๐ŸŽฎ (character in videogame NBA street) 


๐Ÿ“ŒSTATS ON THE NAME ๐Ÿ“›Drake

https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/D/DR/DRAKE/index.html


๐Ÿ“›IRN RATING OF ๐Ÿ“›Drake: ๐Ÿ‘ OR ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™/10 




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