Drue
Drue was the 2551st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 69 babies. Its best year was 1893, when it ranked 1485th; the most babies were born in 2025 (69). Over the last ten years it has moved up 6,038 places. More babies were named Drue in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,551 girls, up 2,976 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 69girls
- Girls and boys
- 59% girls, 41% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202569 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,436babies recorded
Drue popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,551 | #3,331 | 69 | 35 |
| 2020 | #5,527 | #5,309 | 22 | 17 |
| 2010 | #8,004 | #6,453 | 15 | 13 |
| 2000 | #5,542 | #3,962 | 20 | 20 |
| 1990 | #9,509 | #2,988 | 8 | 21 |
| 1980 | #9,402 | #4,616 | 6 | 8 |
| 1970 | — | #3,127 | — | 10 |
| 1960 | #3,755 | #2,927 | 12 | 9 |
| 1950 | #3,280 | #3,415 | 11 | 6 |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | #3,692 | — | 6 |
| 1920 | — | #4,471 | — | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Drue, counting every spelling?
Drue has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Drue?
69 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Drue (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Drue born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 122 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Drue.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Drue?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Drue are alive today, with a median age of 22; half are between 5 and 35. That makes Drue mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Drue by state
How common Drue was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 44 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Drue
How popular is the name Drue?
Drue was the 2551st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 69 babies. Its best year was 1893, when it ranked 1485th; the most babies were born in 2025 (69). Over the last ten years it has moved up 6,038 places. More babies were named Drue in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Drue a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 59% girls, 41% boys given the name Drue in the US.
Where is Drue most popular?
In 2021–2025, Drue was most common in Louisiana (0.10 per 1,000 girls), followed by Maryland and Indiana.