Name profile

Drago

A name meaning "precious".

Usage languagesBulgarian, Croatian, Romanian, Serbian, Slovene
US rank (2025)#9,714

Meaning and history

Drago is a short form of names beginning with the Slavic element dorgŭ, South Slavic drag, meaning “precious.”

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: no US SSA record for this spelling
2007: no US SSA record for this spelling
2008: no US SSA record for this spelling
2009: 7 births, rank #9,864
2010: 6 births, rank #10,766
20112011: 7 births, rank #9,600
2012: 6 births, rank #10,770
2013: 5 births, rank #12,136
2014: 6 births, rank #10,717
2015: 9 births, rank #8,040
20162016: 5 births, rank #12,185
2017: 7 births, rank #9,696
2018: 7 births, rank #9,670
2019: 9 births, rank #8,215
2020: 7 births, rank #9,554
20212021: 10 births, rank #7,587
2022: 5 births, rank #12,330
2023: 8 births, rank #8,921
2024: 11 births, rank #7,257
20252025: 7 births, rank #9,714

In 2025, 7 babies were recorded with the name Drago, ranking #9,714 among boys.