Dru Boy & girl
How popular is Dru?
#2,363 boy name in 2025
58 baby boys were named Dru in the US in 2025, making it the 2363rd most popular boy name. Another 42 girls got the name (#3,576 for girls).
4,378living people named Dru (est.)
27median age of people named Dru
4,654babies named Dru since 1880
1 in 33,153US babies born in 2025
Dru popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,363 for boys (▲ 7 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 58 boys, 42 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+152% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,293 in 2015, #2,466 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1999 (99 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,246 in 1999 |
| First recorded | 1950 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 60% boys, 40% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Dru is most popular
Babies named Dru per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Louisiana: 0.3 per 1,000 (28 boys)
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (56 boys)
- Maryland: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Tennessee: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (26 boys)
Dru by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 149 | #1,521 |
| 1960s | 238 | #1,393 |
| 1970s | 239 | #1,522 |
| 1980s | 344 | #1,457 |
| 1990s | 516 | #1,246 |
| 2000s | 536 | #1,510 |
| 2010s | 373 | #2,416 |
| 2020s | 393 | #1,998 |
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Questions
- Is Dru a boy or girl name?
- Dru is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 60% of babies named Dru were boys and 40% were girls.
- How popular is the name Dru?
- 58 baby boys were named Dru in the US in 2025, making it the 2363rd most popular boy name. Another 42 girls got the name (#3,576 for girls).
- When was Dru most popular?
- Dru peaked in 1999, when 99 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,246 in 1999.
- How many people are named Dru?
- 4,654 babies have been named Dru in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,378 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 27.
- Where is Dru most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Dru was most common in Louisiana, at 0.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.