Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Drue

Gender Unisex · 46% girls Rank 2025 #3,331 Trend ↑ Rising 138%
Rank 2025
#3,331
among boys · ↓153 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
104
named Drue · +11% vs 2024
How common
1 in 48,802
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
104 babies
All-time total
2,436
#4,343 all-time among boys
First recorded
1893
in Social Security records

Drue popularity over time

2,436 babies have been named Drue since 1893, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s 5 – 5 1 – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 42 27 69 7 – #2,180
1920s 18 47 65 7 -6% #2,634
1930s 48 33 81 8 +25% #2,503
1940s 59 37 96 10 +19% #2,931
1950s 81 59 140 14 +46% #2,697
1960s 64 113 177 18 +26% #1,984
1970s 5 129 134 13 -24% #2,068
1980s 66 150 216 22 +61% #2,373
1990s 157 232 389 39 +80% #2,241
2000s 168 148 316 32 -19% #3,962
2010s 141 131 272 27 -14% #5,157
2020s (to 2025) 278 198 476 79 +192% #2,776

Where Drue is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 40 0.02 outside top 500
2027 45 0.03 outside top 500
2028 49 0.03 outside top 500
2029 54 0.03 outside top 500
2030 58 0.03 outside top 500

Where Drue is most popular

Boys named Drue per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.021 per 1,000. Strongest in Louisiana, Maryland, and Texas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Drue born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Louisiana 11 0.108 +413%
Maryland 5 0.042 +100%
Texas 25 0.028 +35%
North Carolina 6 0.023 +12%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
California – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Drue

Drue is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #3,331 in 2025 with 35 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1893, 2,436 American babies have been named Drue, about 54% boys and 46% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 104 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Drue stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Drue?

The median living Drue is about 25 years old; half are between 7 and 41. An estimated 2,100 people named Drue are alive in the United States today.

median 25 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Drue year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 69 #2,551 35 #3,331
2024 56 #2,944 38 #3,178
2023 52 #3,150 46 #2,776
2022 53 #3,084 37 #3,230
2021 26 #4,996 25 #4,144
2020 22 #5,527 17 #5,309
2019 14 #7,851 18 #5,216
2018 15 #7,496 16 #5,600
2017 16 #7,184 18 #5,157
2016 8 #12,080 16 #5,620
2015 13 #8,589 12 #6,786
2014 14 #8,172 9 #8,314
2013 14 #8,254 9 #8,294
2012 16 #7,557 9 #8,338
2011 16 #7,527 11 #7,134
2010 15 #8,004 13 #6,453
2009 13 #9,042 10 #7,859
2008 18 #7,158 12 #6,866
2007 14 #8,656 11 #7,228
2006 11 #10,099 12 #6,573
2005 11 #9,630 17 #4,882
2004 28 #4,744 19 #4,465
2003 15 #7,312 20 #4,156
2002 17 #6,475 17 #4,556
2001 21 #5,423 10 #6,586
2000 20 #5,542 20 #3,962
1995 29 #3,694 23 #3,044
1990 8 #9,509 21 #2,988
1985 10 #6,582 22 #2,373
1980 6 #9,402 8 #4,616
1975 – – 13 #2,945
1970 – – 10 #3,127
1965 – – 5 #4,052
1960 12 #3,755 9 #2,927
1955 8 #4,483 6 #3,602
1950 11 #3,280 6 #3,415
1945 6 #4,165 – –
1940 – – – –
1935 13 #2,338 – –
1930 – – 6 #3,692
1925 6 #4,566 11 #2,634
1920 – – 5 #4,471
1915 7 #3,523 6 #3,510
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Drue, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Drue?

The median living Drue is about 25 years old. Half of all living Drues are between 7 and 41 years old.

How many people named Drue are alive today?

An estimated 2,100 people named Drue are alive in the United States, based on 2,436 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Drue in 2025?

Drue ranked #3,331 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 35 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Drue?

2,436 babies have been named Drue in the United States since 1893, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Drue most popular?

Drue peaked in 2025, when 104 newborns received the name.

Is Drue a boy or girl name?

Drue is used for both: about 46% of babies named Drue have been girls and 54% boys.

Is the name Drue rising or falling?

Drue is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Drue become more popular?

Drue is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 58 boys named Drue in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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