Dragica
- Meaning:
- Dear, precious (from Slavic "drag"); diminutive of Draga
- Origin:
- Slavic
About the name Dragica
A diminutive of Draga, from the Slavic root 'drag' ('dear, precious'). It was common among women born in the mid-20th century.
Name day and nicknames
- Nicknames:
- Draga
Popularity with newborns
Dragica has not appeared on the annual list of the most popular newborn names. That list covers the 50 most common names for each sex, so the name was given to fewer children than the 50th name of the year — not to none.
People with this name in Croatia
18,737 people in Croatia are called Dragica, according to the 2021 census. That is #29 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Dragica is recorded in every Croatian county.
Sources
Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.