Dragon or male
Drae is primarily a modern short form of Drake or Andre. As a derivative of Drake, it stems from the Old Norse 'draki' meaning dragon; as a variant of Andre, it traces back to the Greek 'andreios' meaning manly or brave.
Less common today
Drae isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #5,326 in 1993.
Professional football player
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).