Fun Facts About the Name Drue
- More than 2 thousand babies named Drue: U.S. records list 2,436 babies given the name Drue from 1880 through 2025. Of these, 1,132 girls received the name Drue.
What Does the Name Drue Mean?
Drue is a spelling variant of Drew, which began as a short form of Andrew. Andrew comes from the Greek name Andreas, built on anēr, the Greek word for "man" (genitive andros). The traditional literal sense is "manly" or "masculine."
The English surname Drew has a separate derivation, from the Old French dru, "lover" or "sweetheart," a word also used as a personal name in medieval France and England. Whether any particular modern use of the spelling Drue comes from Andrew, from that surname, or from both is not settled.
Drue Name History & Origins
Andrew was the name of one of the twelve apostles in the New Testament, the brother of Simon Peter, and devotion to him carried the name across Christian Europe. It was common enough in medieval England that everyday speech shortened it to Drew, and that short form appears in records as both a personal name and a surname. Drue is one of the alternative spellings of this short form; the ending -ue represents the same sound as -ew.
Because the surname Drew was long established in England, especially in the southwest, it provided a ready source for the name when surnames began to be reused as given names. In the 20th and 21st centuries Drew became an established given name in the United States for boys and, increasingly, for girls, with Drue appearing as a less common spelling of the same name.
How Popular is the Name Drue?
Drue has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2025. Its best rank was #1,485 in 1893.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,551 | 69 | 0.0043% |
| 2024 | #2,930 | 56 | 0.0035% |
| 2023 | #3,146 | 52 | 0.0032% |
| 2022 | #3,083 | 53 | 0.0032% |
| 2021 | #4,995 | 26 | 0.0016% |
| 2020 | #5,526 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 2019 | #7,848 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2018 | #7,489 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2017 | #7,182 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2016 | #12,079 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #8,586 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2014 | #8,171 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2013 | #8,254 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2012 | #7,556 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2011 | #7,526 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2010 | #8,004 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2009 | #9,041 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #7,157 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2007 | #8,655 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2006 | #10,098 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #9,630 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #4,744 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2003 | #7,311 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2002 | #6,475 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2001 | #5,423 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2000 | #5,542 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1999 | #4,352 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1998 | #6,467 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1997 | #4,038 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 1996 | #4,923 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1995 | #3,694 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1994 | #8,313 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #12,220 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #8,948 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1991 | #10,591 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #9,509 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #5,915 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1987 | #10,207 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #5,253 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1985 | #6,581 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1984 | #8,406 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #6,858 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1980 | #9,403 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1979 | #10,625 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1968 | #6,454 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1967 | #5,110 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1966 | #5,411 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1964 | #5,623 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1963 | #6,870 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #3,847 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1961 | #5,447 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #3,755 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1958 | #6,348 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1957 | #4,004 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1956 | #3,542 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1955 | #4,482 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1954 | #5,315 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #4,021 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1952 | #3,618 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1951 | #3,552 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1950 | #3,280 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1949 | #3,243 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1948 | #3,966 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1947 | #2,939 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1945 | #4,165 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1944 | #3,197 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1943 | #4,315 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1942 | #4,246 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1939 | #4,418 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1938 | #3,563 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1937 | #4,413 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1936 | #4,366 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1935 | #2,338 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1934 | #3,930 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1931 | #3,579 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1925 | #4,566 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1923 | #4,085 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1922 | #5,207 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1919 | #5,002 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1918 | #5,022 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1916 | #3,092 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1915 | #3,523 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1914 | #2,477 | 9 | 0.0012% |
| 1913 | #2,612 | 7 | 0.0011% |
| 1893 | #1,485 | 5 | 0.0023% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,331 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 2024 | #3,165 | 38 | 0.0022% |
| 2023 | #2,774 | 46 | 0.0027% |
| 2022 | #3,228 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2021 | #4,142 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2020 | #5,306 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2019 | #5,214 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2018 | #5,598 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2017 | #5,155 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2016 | #5,618 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2015 | #6,784 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2014 | #8,313 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #8,294 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2012 | #8,336 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #7,133 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #6,453 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2009 | #7,857 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #6,865 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #7,228 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #6,572 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #4,880 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2004 | #4,463 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2003 | #4,156 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2002 | #4,556 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2001 | #6,586 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2000 | #3,963 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1999 | #3,302 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 1998 | #3,041 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1997 | #2,240 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 1996 | #3,231 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1995 | #3,043 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1994 | #2,644 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 1993 | #2,964 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1992 | #3,495 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1991 | #5,638 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #2,988 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 1989 | #2,716 | 23 | 0.0011% |
| 1988 | #3,398 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1987 | #2,660 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1986 | #2,375 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1985 | #2,374 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1984 | #3,520 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1983 | #2,824 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1981 | #3,674 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1980 | #4,617 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1979 | #2,807 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1978 | #2,963 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1977 | #3,680 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1976 | #2,985 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1975 | #2,945 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1974 | #2,068 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 1973 | #3,068 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1972 | #2,865 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1971 | #3,444 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1970 | #3,127 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1969 | #2,068 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1968 | #2,230 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1967 | #2,515 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1966 | #3,633 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1965 | #4,052 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1964 | #2,137 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1963 | #1,986 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1962 | #3,747 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #2,352 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1960 | #2,929 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1959 | #2,696 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1958 | #3,099 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1957 | #3,672 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1956 | #2,845 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1955 | #3,602 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1954 | #2,795 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1951 | #3,857 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1950 | #3,415 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1948 | #3,814 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1947 | #2,931 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1946 | #3,267 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1944 | #3,203 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1943 | #3,679 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1942 | #3,008 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1939 | #2,503 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1938 | #3,265 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1936 | #3,684 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1934 | #3,057 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1930 | #3,692 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1928 | #4,305 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1925 | #2,634 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1924 | #3,590 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1922 | #3,325 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1921 | #2,675 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1920 | #4,471 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1919 | #3,183 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1916 | #2,180 | 13 | 0.0015% |
| 1915 | #3,510 | 6 | 0.0007% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Drue Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are strong in material matters, determined and stubborn. You have good business ability. You are a good worker, steady and practical, a builder who takes responsibility well. These qualities may bring you a position of authority and power. You are a doer, down-to-earth, serious-minded, reliable, and self-disciplined; have good power of concentration. Emergencies may raise your intuitive abilities in order to resolve conflict or situation. You become very creative under the pressure, and have quite original ideas to make the best out of it.
Creative and outgoing, you are always looking for an opportunity to show your abilities, especially before audience. You are very flexible and like to feel appreciated. You are looking for chances to mix with others socially and to communicate your ideas. You like to talk and can easily relate to different cultures and concepts. The biggest challenge for you is uncertainty. Easily getting bored, you can move from one job to another, switch projects and lovers. The high creative force can lead you either to happiness or unhappiness. If you understand your goals, if you can make major decisions in life and follow it directly and straight up without worry and uncertainty, you are able to achieve great heights.
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