Draco

Spellings & scripts●(measured from records)

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●(measured from records)

Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.

How Draco is read●(measured from records)

Draco is one spelling over 2 language communities, and the dictionaries record it differently in 2 of them. Each row is what a source recorded for that language, beside the share of this name’s records the language holds. No single row is the name’s meaning.

• English43%

  A short-barreled Kalashnikov-pattern rifle.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

  Athenian lawgiver; constellation

  as a name·Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

• Spanish33%

  Draco (constellation)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

The share is ours — how much of this name’s records each language holds. The sense beside it is the source’s, quoted and credited, including where it names a gender. We do not publish a gender of our own per language: our records carry one figure for the spelling as a whole.

Often considered alongside

Names that people choosing a name often weigh against Draco, most often first. They share a style rather than an origin.

• Sirius
• Altair
• Cosmo
• Rigel
• Galileo
• Aries
• Castor
• Potter
• Apollo
• Perseus
• Orion
• Gemini

From the names suggested together in public name-advice forums, in English. A list of what people consider, not a measure of how common any name is.

Other names spelled this way◐(inferred from the name graph)

Draco is also recorded as 6 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Spanish given name9 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Mexico, United States, Argentina, Spain

  Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

  Also written Dracon, Drāco, Dräcö, Dräco, Drącò

• French surname2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, United States

  Also written Dracon

• Chinese given name2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong

  Also written Dracon

• Vietnamese given name2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Vietnam, United States

  Also written Dracon

• Indonesian given name2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Indonesia

  Also written Drakon

• Hindi name2 spellings in the group

  Also written Ďŕáçô

26 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●(measured from records)

Draco is also recorded in 3 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Latin, Latin 'dragon'; compared with Germanic thragjan

  as a name·Deutsche Namenkunde: Unsere Familiennamen nach ihrer Entstehung und Bedeutung

• In Latin, A dragon; a kind of snake or serpent.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Portuguese, alternative form of Dragão

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

How to address them○(machine-generated)

Evidence●(measured from records)

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

Where does the name Draco come from?

Latin 'dragon'; compared with Germanic thragjan Recorded by Deutsche Namenkunde: Unsere Familiennamen nach ihrer Entstehung und Bedeutung.

What does the name Draco mean?

In English, A short-barreled Kalashnikov-pattern rifle.

Is Draco a male or female name?

Draco is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

How do you pronounce Draco?

A machine transcription gives /dɹeɪkoʊ/ (IPA) for English.

In which country does Draco have the most bearers?

In the United States, the national register counted about 658 people named Draco, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled draco.

How common is the name Draco?

In the United States, the national register counted 658 people named Draco in 2020, about 1 in 506 thousand residents.