Drew
#705 for girls in 2025, 399 births · #553 for boys in 2025, 541 births
Given to boys 89.2% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1985 · 2,276 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 78,592since 1880
Drew over time
girlsboys
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #705 | 399 | #553 | 541 |
| 2024 | #696 | 404 | #542 | 551 |
| 2023 | #759 | 370 | #539 | 549 |
| 2022 | #843 | 332 | #521 | 568 |
| 2021 | #819 | 339 | #508 | 579 |
| 2020 | #942 | 272 | #531 | 538 |
| 2019 | #1,259 | 184 | #517 | 552 |
| 2018 | #1,279 | 179 | #461 | 631 |
| 2017 | #1,190 | 205 | #454 | 675 |
| 2016 | #1,164 | 216 | #398 | 800 |
| 2015 | #1,183 | 213 | #363 | 896 |
| 2014 | #1,161 | 213 | #323 | 1,062 |
| 2013 | #1,091 | 226 | #299 | 1,179 |
| 2012 | #1,069 | 234 | #282 | 1,239 |
| 2011 | #1,354 | 170 | #285 | 1,232 |
| 2010 | #1,384 | 167 | #247 | 1,414 |
| 2009 | #1,353 | 176 | #273 | 1,263 |
| 2008 | #1,395 | 170 | #244 | 1,479 |
| 2007 | #1,199 | 210 | #215 | 1,831 |
| 2006 | #1,222 | 197 | #207 | 1,860 |
| 2005 | #970 | 252 | #198 | 1,950 |
| 2004 | #987 | 240 | #212 | 1,667 |
| 2003 | #1,100 | 200 | #222 | 1,572 |
| 2002 | #1,014 | 214 | #217 | 1,575 |
| 2001 | #865 | 264 | #219 | 1,565 |
| 2000 | #803 | 283 | #188 | 1,948 |
| 1999 | #615 | 395 | #175 | 2,009 |
| 1998 | #779 | 276 | #188 | 1,803 |
| 1997 | #828 | 250 | #171 | 1,994 |
| 1996 | #734 | 287 | #165 | 2,101 |
| 1995 | #730 | 280 | #160 | 2,180 |
| 1994 | #956 | 194 | #171 | 1,856 |
| 1993 | #1,089 | 166 | #173 | 1,854 |
| 1992 | #1,329 | 126 | #182 | 1,779 |
| 1991 | #1,609 | 94 | #177 | 1,804 |
| 1990 | #1,716 | 85 | #160 | 1,954 |
| 1989 | #1,686 | 81 | #150 | 2,013 |
| 1988 | #1,757 | 72 | #159 | 1,754 |
| 1987 | #1,349 | 101 | #160 | 1,759 |
| 1986 | #1,224 | 112 | #138 | 2,000 |
| 1985 | #1,172 | 121 | #126 | 2,276 |
| 1984 | #1,459 | 79 | #153 | 1,765 |
| 1983 | #1,522 | 74 | #182 | 1,376 |
| 1982 | #2,581 | 36 | #230 | 1,012 |
| 1981 | #4,005 | 19 | #242 | 917 |
| 1980 | #8,178 | 7 | #288 | 720 |
| 1979 | #4,626 | 15 | #312 | 625 |
| 1978 | #8,562 | 6 | #322 | 547 |
| 1977 | — | #358 | 484 | |
| 1976 | #7,296 | 7 | #375 | 418 |
| 1975 | #7,984 | 6 | #397 | 376 |
| 1974 | #7,680 | 6 | #398 | 377 |
| 1973 | — | #453 | 302 | |
| 1972 | — | #442 | 322 | |
| 1971 | #7,388 | 6 | #460 | 314 |
| 1970 | #7,995 | 5 | #402 | 403 |
| 1969 | — | #411 | 374 | |
| 1968 | — | #390 | 400 | |
| 1967 | — | #394 | 373 | |
| 1966 | — | #362 | 430 | |
| 1965 | #4,202 | 10 | #383 | 409 |
| 1964 | #5,474 | 7 | #390 | 418 |
| 1963 | #4,896 | 8 | #389 | 421 |
| 1962 | #5,860 | 6 | #382 | 438 |
| 1961 | #3,608 | 13 | #329 | 570 |
| 1960 | #3,688 | 12 | #328 | 553 |
| 1959 | #2,869 | 17 | #334 | 540 |
| 1958 | #4,890 | 7 | #369 | 440 |
| 1957 | #2,563 | 20 | #348 | 470 |
| 1956 | #3,048 | 15 | #338 | 486 |
| 1955 | #3,571 | 11 | #459 | 260 |
| 1954 | #3,490 | 11 | #448 | 260 |
| 1953 | #3,480 | 11 | #481 | 213 |
| 1952 | #4,123 | 8 | #474 | 214 |
| 1951 | #3,284 | 11 | #483 | 195 |
| 1950 | #3,423 | 10 | #471 | 202 |
| 1949 | #5,244 | 5 | #459 | 206 |
| 1948 | — | #488 | 185 | |
| 1947 | #4,345 | 7 | #460 | 213 |
| 1946 | #2,880 | 12 | #415 | 234 |
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 | #645 | 88 |
| 1944 | #3,378 | 8 | #730 | 72 |
| 1943 | #4,691 | 5 | #751 | 74 |
| 1942 | #4,124 | 6 | #888 | 55 |
| 1941 | — | #918 | 48 | |
| 1940 | — | #904 | 49 | |
| 1939 | #4,250 | 5 | #942 | 44 |
| 1938 | — | #1,076 | 36 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,528 | 20 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,225 | 29 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,354 | 25 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,608 | 19 | |
| 1933 | #4,218 | 5 | #1,202 | 30 |
| 1932 | — | #1,216 | 31 | |
| 1931 | #4,331 | 5 | #1,253 | 30 |
| 1930 | — | #1,116 | 39 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,564 | 22 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,569 | 23 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,561 | 24 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,466 | 25 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,679 | 21 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,727 | 21 | |
| 1923 | #4,967 | 5 | #1,644 | 22 |
| 1922 | — | #1,259 | 33 | |
| 1921 | #4,464 | 6 | #1,588 | 23 |
| 1920 | — | #1,416 | 27 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,408 | 26 | |
| 1918 | #3,869 | 7 | #1,710 | 20 |
| 1917 | — | #1,362 | 26 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,335 | 26 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,306 | 26 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,388 | 19 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,112 | 21 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,353 | 13 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,387 | 7 | |
| 1910 | — | #822 | 14 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,440 | 5 | |
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | #999 | 8 | |
| 1906 | — | #1,111 | 6 | |
| 1905 | — | #1,091 | 6 | |
| 1904 | — | #874 | 8 | |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | #968 | 8 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | #942 | 6 | |
| 1896 | — | #1,101 | 5 | |
| 1895 | — | #1,079 | 5 | |
| 1894 | — | #954 | 6 | |
| 1893 | — | #1,035 | 5 | |
| 1892 | — | #956 | 6 | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | #994 | 5 | |
| 1889 | — | #974 | 5 | |
| 1888 | — | #648 | 10 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | #540 | 12 | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | #701 | 8 | |
| 1883 | — | #556 | 11 | |
| 1882 | — | #576 | 11 | |
| 1881 | — | #653 | 8 | |
| 1880 | — | #809 | 6 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Drew was already there! It came in at #809, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1885, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Drew is popular in 1972
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Idaho#192 · 1 in 1,166
- New Jersey#194 · 1 in 1,434
- Pennsylvania#227 · 1 in 2,474
- Nebraska#231 · 1 in 2,161
- Utah#243 · 1 in 2,021
Best ever in a state: #61 in Nebraska, 1985.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho | #192 | 5 | 1 in 1,166 |
| New Jersey | #194 | 32 | 1 in 1,434 |
| Pennsylvania | #227 | 32 | 1 in 2,474 |
| Nebraska | #231 | 5 | 1 in 2,161 |
| Utah | #243 | 6 | 1 in 2,021 |
| Wisconsin | #262 | 10 | 1 in 3,039 |
| Washington | #268 | 9 | 1 in 2,421 |
| Connecticut | #307 | 5 | 1 in 3,568 |
| Virginia | #323 | 10 | 1 in 3,337 |
| Maryland | #349 | 5 | 1 in 4,717 |
| Indiana | #381 | 8 | 1 in 5,204 |
| Colorado | #382 | 5 | 1 in 3,622 |
| Ohio | #385 | 15 | 1 in 5,425 |
| North Carolina | #398 | 9 | 1 in 4,622 |
| New York | #448 | 22 | 1 in 5,540 |
| Tennessee | #448 | 5 | 1 in 6,424 |
| Michigan | #463 | 10 | 1 in 6,890 |
| Illinois | #484 | 14 | 1 in 5,909 |
| Florida | #504 | 8 | 1 in 6,311 |
| California | #505 | 24 | 1 in 6,256 |
| Georgia | #512 | 6 | 1 in 6,755 |
| Texas | #597 | 15 | 1 in 7,093 |
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| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 11 spots since 2024 (#542 → #553)
- 22 spots since 2020 (#531 → #553)
- 190 spots since 2015 (#363 → #553)
- Biggest jump: 618 spots in 1910 (#1,440 → #822)
- Biggest drop: 565 spots in 1911 (#822 → #1,387)
Rise & fade · boys
105 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1985 at #126 (2,276 births)
- Births halved by 2014, 29 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 103 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 103 yrs · run 1939–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 812
- Highest: 1 in 812 boys born in 1985 were named Drew (0.12%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,157 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · boys
The 1990s
- 24.6% of all boys named Drew (19,334) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 71 | #540 (1886) | #682 |
| 1890s | 38 | #942 (1897) | #1,009 |
| 1900s | 41 | #874 (1904) | #1,081 |
| 1910s | 198 | #822 (1910) | #1,318 |
| 1920s | 241 | #1,259 (1922) | #1,547 |
| 1930s | 303 | #942 (1939) | #1,252 |
| 1940s | 1,224 | #415 (1946) | #666 |
| 1950s | 3,280 | #334 (1959) | #421 |
| 1960s | 4,386 | #328 (1960) | #376 |
| 1970s | 4,168 | #312 (1979) | #392 |
| 1980s | 15,592 | #126 (1985) | #183 |
| 1990s | 19,334 | #160 (1995) | #172 |
| 2000s | 16,710 | #188 (2000) | #220 |
| 2010s | 9,680 | #247 (2010) | #363 |
| 2020s | 3,326 | #508 (2021) | #532 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Drew in 1972
boys
#442
322 births · 1 in 5,036 boys
Top boys' names in 1972
More about 1972
boys
1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 5,036 of them was named Drew, which outranked 92.3% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Drew
Biggest movers since 1971
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.