The baby name Dramane is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced DRAH-mah-nay; IPA approximate: /drɑːˈmɑːneɪ/.
The baby name Dramane is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced DRAH-mah-nay; IPA approximate: /drɑːˈmɑːneɪ/.
Dramane is in Origin.
Rooted in the Manding languages of West Africa (Bambara, Malinké, Dyula), Dramane is a localized form of the Arabic theophoric name ʿAbd al‑Raḥmān, “servant of the Most Merciful.” Through the intermediate West African Arabic-influenced compound Abdramane, the initial element was often dropped in everyday speech, yielding Dramane while preserving the reference to al‑Raḥmān, one of the 99 Names of God in Islam.
Usage is concentrated in Muslim communities across Mali, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, and Senegal, with spillover into northern Ghana. Spelling and regional variants include Abdramane, Abdourahmane/Abderrahmane (French-influenced), Rahmane, Drahmane (Maghrebi), and Dramani (Ghana). The name appears in records from Islamic scholarly networks of the Sahel and remains common today; notable bearers include Ivorian president Alassane Dramane Ouattara (as a middle name) and Malian footballer Dramane Traoré.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BF | 0 | #8 | 3 | 188 | |
| BF | Boys | 0 | #16 | 13 | 439 |
| BF | Girls | 0 | #16 | 2 | 315 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #233 | 10 | 5,568 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #358 | 4 | 8,138 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #377 | 11 | 2,865 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #460 | 7 | 10,523 |
| LY | 0 | #470 | 66 | 12,703 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #509 | 2 | 10,188 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #524 | 3 | 12,621 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #535 | 16 | 12,054 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #802 | 5 | 18,755 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #820 | 111 | 5,610 |
| TN | 0 | #858 | 8 | 13,765 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #996 | 6 | 16,906 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,028 | 149 | 20,130 | |
| MA | 0 | #1,094 | 35 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,252 | 3 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,304 | 168 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,604 | 11 | 28,008 |
Dramane is popular in 27 countries — most recent births per country:
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