Jrue
Jrue was the 817th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 304 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,124 places. More babies were named Jrue in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it DROO /druː/
- Rank in 2025
- #817 boys, up 624 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 304boys
- Girls and boys
- 18% girls, 82% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025304 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,300babies recorded
What does the name Jrue mean?
Jrue is best known from the American basketball player Jrue Holiday, born in 1990. Wikipedia records that his name is pronounced like Drew, citing the NBA's pronunciation guide. The name's own origin is not documented in any source consulted, so no meaning is given.
How sure is this? Not documented. No documented origin; known from one well-known bearer.
Pronunciation: Pronounced like Drew; the J is not said as a J sound.
Related names: Drew.
Sources for this meaning
- Wikipedia, 'Jrue Holiday', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
Jrue popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,392 | #817 | 75 | 304 |
| 2020 | #6,470 | #1,441 | 18 | 120 |
| 2010 | — | #7,317 | — | 11 |
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How popular is Jrue, counting every spelling?
Jrue has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #798 for boys in 2025, against #817 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Jrue?
304 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jrue (0.08 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jrue 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 28 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jrue.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jrue?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Jrue are alive today, with a median age of 4; half are between 2 and 7. That makes Jrue a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Jrue by state
How common Jrue was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (5.6×), Maryland (2.6×), Alabama (2.5×), Georgia (2.1×), South Carolina (1.7×). In 25 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jrue: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jrue, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Jrue · Sibling names for Jrue
Questions about the name Jrue
How popular is the name Jrue?
Jrue was the 817th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 304 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,124 places. More babies were named Jrue in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Jrue a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 18% girls, 82% boys given the name Jrue in the US.
Where is Jrue most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jrue was most common in Louisiana (0.81 per 1,000 boys), followed by District of Columbia and Maryland.