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Drakkar
How to Pronounce Drakkar
Pronounced DRAK-ar /ˈdrækɑr/Medium
Meaning: Drakkar comes from the Old Norse drakkar, a term for the dragon-prowed Viking longship, from dreki meaning dragon; the name is also widely recognized from the Drakkar Noir cologne launched in the early nineteen-eighties.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Drakkar entered United States records as a rare boys' name in the late twentieth century, its Norse longship meaning riding alongside the well-known Drakkar Noir cologne of the era.
It never caught on, reaching about twenty boys in its best year across a short span. The cologne, launched in the early nineteen-eighties, likely kept the word in the air.
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What does the name Drakkar mean?
It comes from the Old Norse drakkar, a dragon-prowed Viking longship, from dreki meaning dragon, and is also known from a cologne.
How do you pronounce Drakkar?
It is said DRAK-ar /ˈdrækɑr/, two syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Drakkar a boy or girl name?
Drakkar is recorded as a boy's name.
How popular is Drakkar?
It has always been rare, given to only about twenty boys a year at its peak in the early nineteen-nineties.