boy's name

Dragos

DRAH-gosh (Romanian)

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Top 1000 (E&W)
  • Births on record 254

Ireland

#831

2025 births

Dragos is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in England and Wales. It ranks among the top 1,000 names in England and Wales.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2017, when 25 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • Today about 1 in 65,867 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 2009.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Dragos Over Time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.

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Births named Dragos by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
2000s 3
2010s 103
2020s (to 2025) 76

How Popular Is Dragos?

In 2025, Dragos was given to 8 babies in England and Wales. It ranks among the top 1,000 names in England and Wales.

Where Dragos Is Used

Ireland #831 3 in 2025
England & Wales #2,671 8 in 2025
Canada #2,679 5 in 2010
France #3,186 5 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales leave out any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names That Peaked Alongside Dragos

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents Who Like Dragos Also Like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Dragos over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

How to Say Dragos

  • Romanian DRAH-gosh

Sibling Names for Dragos

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Dragos — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Dragos

How popular is the name Dragos?

In 2025, Dragos was given to 8 babies in England and Wales. It ranks among the top 1,000 names in England and Wales.

Is Dragos a girl's or a boy's name?

Dragos is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Dragos?

Dragos has 2 syllables.

When was Dragos most popular?

Dragos peaked in 2017, when 25 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Dragos a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Dragos currently ranks #831 in England and Wales. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.