Drue
Feminine · “manly”
Drue is given to both — 1,132 girls and 1,304 boys since 1880. See Drue as a boy nameSee other names given to both
Drue respells Drew, which shortens Andrew — manly, in Greek, from aner, a man.
How old is the name Drue?
Drue first appears in US birth records in 1893 — 132 years ago. The typical Drue alive today was born around 2001, making them about 24 years old. About 1,000 people named Drue are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Drue most popular?
Drue peaked in 1893, reaching #1437 nationally. Today it ranks #2542, 1,105 places below that high. See the whole 1893 chart.
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Where it comes from
From aner to Drue
The story of Drue
Andrew was the first disciple called and is the patron of Scotland, Russia and Greece. Drew is the English clipping and Drue a modern feminine spelling. A separate Norman Dru gave the surname Drury. Drue appears in American records in current use.
Meaning
manly, of a man
Through Drew and Andrew, from the Greek andreios, 'manly', from aner, andros, 'man'. The same root gives android and misandry. A separate Norman Dru from a Germanic element also exists. The Greek is documented.
How the name formed
- aner
- Andreas
- Drew
- Drue
Related forms: Drew · Dru · Andrew
Pronouncing Drue
DROO
One syllable. Drue, Drew and Dru are all homophones.
Nicknames for Drue
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1893
- Most girls named
- 202569 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1437reached in 1893
- Change vs 2023
- +32.7%69 in 2025, from 52
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Drue in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Drew in English — spelling variant
- Dru in English — spelling variant
- Andrew in English — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: Texas, Louisiana, Maryland.
Drues among us
people named Drue are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 23,294 born in 2025 was named Drue
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
Drue sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Drue is headed
Drue looks set to keep climbing gently, with roughly 59% more babies a year by 2030 if the current curve holds. Its history is short or jumpy, though, so read this as a sketch rather than a promise.
Low confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Drue beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Drue in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- That android shares the root is a genuinely good connection.
- Andrew is available as a full formal equivalent.
- One syllable, clean, and never mispronounced.
- Drew is the standard spelling.
- It reads as masculine to many English speakers.
- It is very short and can be swallowed by a long surname.
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Frequently asked
- How many Drues are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,000 people named Drue are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Drue in 2025?
- Drue ranks #2542 among US girl names in 2025, with 69 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Drue?
- About 1 in every 23,294 US girls born in 2025 was named Drue — 69 in all.
- Will my child share the name Drue with classmates?
- Drue will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Drue
Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.
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