Alucard
Meaning "son of the Dragon" or "dracul's son" in Romanian.
Name Census estimates that about 262 living Americans carry the first name Alucard. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Alucard today is around 8 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Alucard births was 2023 (35 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Alucard. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
262
~ 1 in 1,308,223 Americans
Peak year
2023
35 babies that year
Average age
8
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,310
Tracked since 2006
Popularity
Alucard: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Alucard from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 132 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Alucard by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Alucard during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Alucards live
Origin
Meaning and history of Alucard
The name Alucard is derived from the Romanian name Dracula, which is itself derived from the Romanian word "drac" meaning "dragon" or "devil." The name Dracula was first used by Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia, who was born in 1431 and died in 1476. He was also known as Vlad the Impaler due to his brutal methods of execution.
Alucard is simply the name Dracula spelled backwards, and it first appeared in Bram Stoker's 1897 novel "Dracula." In the novel, Alucard is the name used by Count Dracula when he is in London, as it is his way of disguising his true identity.
Although Alucard is not a traditional given name, it has been used as a name for fictional characters in various works of literature, film, and television. One of the earliest examples of this is in the 1943 film "Son of Dracula," where the character of Count Alucard is the son of Dracula.
Another notable example is the character of Alucard, a vampire and the son of Dracula, who appears in the Castlevania video game series. This character first appeared in the 1997 game "Castlevania: Symphony of the Night."
In addition to these fictional characters, there have been a few real-life individuals who have adopted the name Alucard as a stage name or pseudonym. One example is the American heavy metal musician and singer Alucard, who was born in 1972 and is the lead vocalist of the band Velvet Revolver.
Overall, while Alucard is not a traditional given name with a long history, it has become a recognizable name in popular culture due to its association with the character of Dracula and its use by various fictional characters and real-life individuals.
People
Alucard + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Alucard as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Alucard: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alucard?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 262 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Alucard going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,308,223 US residents.
Is Alucard a common name?
We classify Alucard as "Very Rare". It ranks above 77.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 264 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Alucard most popular?
The single biggest year for Alucard was 2023, when 35 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Alucard is about 8 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Alucard in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Alucard a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Alucard in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Alucard still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Alucard in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Alucard can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people have the name Alucard?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.