Drew

#705 for girls in 2025, 399 births · #553 for boys in 2025, 541 births
Given to boys 89.2% of the time

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Peak · boys
#126
1985 · 2,276 births
Debut · boys
1880
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
78,592
since 1880

Drew over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201987peak #615, 1999peak #126, 1985girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#705399#553541
2024#696404#542551
2023#759370#539549
2022#843332#521568
2021#819339#508579
2020#942272#531538
2019#1,259184#517552
2018#1,279179#461631
2017#1,190205#454675
2016#1,164216#398800
2015#1,183213#363896
2014#1,161213#3231,062
2013#1,091226#2991,179
2012#1,069234#2821,239
2011#1,354170#2851,232
2010#1,384167#2471,414
2009#1,353176#2731,263
2008#1,395170#2441,479
2007#1,199210#2151,831
2006#1,222197#2071,860
2005#970252#1981,950
2004#987240#2121,667
2003#1,100200#2221,572
2002#1,014214#2171,575
2001#865264#2191,565
2000#803283#1881,948
1999#615395#1752,009
1998#779276#1881,803
1997#828250#1711,994
1996#734287#1652,101
1995#730280#1602,180
1994#956194#1711,856
1993#1,089166#1731,854
1992#1,329126#1821,779
1991#1,60994#1771,804
1990#1,71685#1601,954
1989#1,68681#1502,013
1988#1,75772#1591,754
1987#1,349101#1601,759
1986#1,224112#1382,000
1985#1,172121#1262,276
1984#1,45979#1531,765
1983#1,52274#1821,376
1982#2,58136#2301,012
1981#4,00519#242917
1980#8,1787#288720
1979#4,62615#312625
1978#8,5626#322547
1977—#358484
1976#7,2967#375418
1975#7,9846#397376
1974#7,6806#398377
1973—#453302
1972—#442322
1971#7,3886#460314
1970#7,9955#402403
1969—#411374
1968—#390400
1967—#394373
1966—#362430
1965#4,20210#383409
1964#5,4747#390418
1963#4,8968#389421
1962#5,8606#382438
1961#3,60813#329570
1960#3,68812#328553
1959#2,86917#334540
1958#4,8907#369440
1957#2,56320#348470
1956#3,04815#338486
1955#3,57111#459260
1954#3,49011#448260
1953#3,48011#481213
1952#4,1238#474214
1951#3,28411#483195
1950#3,42310#471202
1949#5,2445#459206
1948—#488185
1947#4,3457#460213
1946#2,88012#415234
1945#4,5565#64588
1944#3,3788#73072
1943#4,6915#75174
1942#4,1246#88855
1941—#91848
1940—#90449
1939#4,2505#94244
1938—#1,07636
1937—#1,52820
1936—#1,22529
1935—#1,35425
1934—#1,60819
1933#4,2185#1,20230
1932—#1,21631
1931#4,3315#1,25330
1930—#1,11639
1929—#1,56422
1928—#1,56923
1927—#1,56124
1926—#1,46625
1925—#1,67921
1924—#1,72721
1923#4,9675#1,64422
1922—#1,25933
1921#4,4646#1,58823
1920—#1,41627
1919—#1,40826
1918#3,8697#1,71020
1917—#1,36226
1916—#1,33526
1915—#1,30626
1914—#1,38819
1913—#1,11221
1912—#1,35313
1911—#1,3877
1910—#82214
1909—#1,4405
1908——
1907—#9998
1906—#1,1116
1905—#1,0916
1904—#8748
1903——
1902——
1901——
1900—#9688
1899——
1898——
1897—#9426
1896—#1,1015
1895—#1,0795
1894—#9546
1893—#1,0355
1892—#9566
1891——
1890—#9945
1889—#9745
1888—#64810
1887——
1886—#54012
1885——
1884—#7018
1883—#55611
1882—#57611
1881—#6538
1880—#8096
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 1987

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #129 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 635 boysAKMaine: #124 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 893 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Drew, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #126 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,083 boysNHWashington: #119 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 721 boysWAIdaho: #113 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 597 boysIDMontana: #74 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 274 boysMTNorth Dakota: #104 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 502 boysNDMinnesota: #105 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 649 boysMNIllinois: #119 for boys · 106 births · 1 in 771 boysILWisconsin: #102 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 704 boysWIMichigan: #119 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 779 boysMINew York: #255 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 1,848 boysNYMassachusetts: #191 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,854 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Drew, so not publishedRIOregon: #97 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 507 boysORNevada: #175 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,131 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Drew, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #109 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 527 boysSDIowa: #90 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 443 boysIAIndiana: #104 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 605 boysINOhio: #113 for boys · 99 births · 1 in 770 boysOHPennsylvania: #96 for boys · 120 births · 1 in 647 boysPANew Jersey: #122 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 908 boysNJConnecticut: #117 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 854 boysCTCalifornia: #244 for boys · 140 births · 1 in 1,705 boysCAUtah: #189 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,219 boysUTColorado: #124 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 723 boysCONebraska: #71 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 297 boysNEMissouri: #89 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 483 boysMOKentucky: #141 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,039 boysKYWest Virginia: #137 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 961 boysWVVirginia: #195 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,408 boysVAMaryland: #195 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,455 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Drew, so not publishedDEArizona: #197 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,183 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Drew, so not publishedNMKansas: #94 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 424 boysKSArkansas: #141 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 831 boysARTennessee: #162 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,111 boysTNNorth Carolina: #193 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,339 boysNCSouth Carolina: #258 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,786 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #264 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,603 boysDCOklahoma: #141 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 831 boysOKLouisiana: #189 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 946 boysLAMississippi: #166 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 909 boysMSAlabama: #291 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,302 boysALGeorgia: #205 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,302 boysGAHawaii: #191 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 964 boysHITexas: #254 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 1,526 boysTXFlorida: #212 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 1,395 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Nebraska#71 · 1 in 297
  2. Montana#74 · 1 in 274
  3. Missouri#89 · 1 in 483
  4. Iowa#90 · 1 in 443
  5. Kansas#94 · 1 in 424

Best ever in a state: #61 in Nebraska, 1985.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nebraska#71361 in 297
Montana#74181 in 274
Missouri#89741 in 483
Iowa#90401 in 443
Kansas#94391 in 424
Pennsylvania#961201 in 647
Oregon#97351 in 507
Wisconsin#102461 in 704
Indiana#104611 in 605
North Dakota#104101 in 502
Minnesota#105471 in 649
South Dakota#10991 in 527
Idaho#113111 in 597
Ohio#113991 in 770
Connecticut#117251 in 854
Illinois#1191061 in 771
Michigan#119831 in 779
Washington#119441 in 721
New Jersey#122551 in 908
Colorado#124341 in 723
Maine#12481 in 893
New Hampshire#12671 in 1,083
Alaska#12971 in 635
West Virginia#137111 in 961
Arkansas#141181 in 831
Kentucky#141231 in 1,039
Oklahoma#141251 in 831
Tennessee#162291 in 1,111
Mississippi#166181 in 909
Nevada#17561 in 1,131
Louisiana#189341 in 946
Utah#189131 in 1,219
Hawaii#19171 in 964
Massachusetts#191221 in 1,854
North Carolina#193311 in 1,339
Maryland#195201 in 1,455
Virginia#195281 in 1,408
Arizona#197241 in 1,183
Georgia#205351 in 1,302
Florida#212571 in 1,395
California#2441401 in 1,705
Texas#254941 in 1,526
New York#255681 in 1,848
South Carolina#258121 in 1,786
District of Columbia#26451 in 1,603
Alabama#291111 in 2,302
Delaware———
New Mexico———
Rhode Island———
Vermont———
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.

See more about Drew
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
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s71#540 (1886)#682
1890s38#942 (1897)#1,009
1900s41#874 (1904)#1,081
1910s198#822 (1910)#1,318
1920s241#1,259 (1922)#1,547
1930s303#942 (1939)#1,252
1940s1,224#415 (1946)#666
1950s3,280#334 (1959)#421
1960s4,386#328 (1960)#376
1970s4,168#312 (1979)#392
1980s15,592#126 (1985)#183
1990s19,334#160 (1995)#172
2000s16,710#188 (2000)#220
2010s9,680#247 (2010)#363
2020s3,326#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 1987

girls
#1,349
101 births · 1 in 17,214 girls
boys
#160
1,759 births · 1 in 1,061 boys

Top girls' names in 1987

  1. #1Jessica55,992
  2. #2Ashley54,856
  3. #3Amanda41,786
  4. #4Jennifer32,710
  5. #5Sarah27,894
  6. #6Stephanie22,402
  7. #7Brittany22,231
  8. #8Nicole20,286
  9. #9Heather18,982
  10. #10Elizabeth18,608
  11. #1,349Drew101

Top boys' names in 1987

  1. #1Michael63,664
  2. #2Christopher54,493
  3. #3Matthew46,511
  4. #4Joshua40,002
  5. #5David36,795
  6. #6Andrew36,206
  7. #7Daniel35,876
  8. #8James32,659
  9. #9Justin31,491
  10. #10Robert30,237
  11. #160Drew1,759
More about 1987

girls

1,738,632 girls got a published name in 1987; 1 in 17,214 of them was named Drew, which outranked 89.8% of the 13,263 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Drew
  1. #1,336Reba102
  2. #1,336Ronda102
  3. #1,336Roseanna102
  4. #1,349Drew101
  5. #1,349Addie101
  6. #1,349Adina101
  7. #1,349Dusty101
  8. #1,363Adria100
  9. #1,363Amalia100
  10. #1,363Brooklyn100

Tied with 13 names at #1,349; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1986
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,808Janay#2,195 → #387
  2. ↑ 1,048Channing#1,638 → #590
  3. ↑ 786Ayla#1,380 → #594
  4. ↑ 714Yessenia#1,439 → #725
  5. ↑ 648Denisse#1,602 → #954
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,153Halley#580 → #1,733
  2. ↓ 674Cherrelle#879 → #1,553
  3. ↓ 637Sharday#933 → #1,570
  4. ↓ 613Sharde#873 → #1,486
  5. ↓ 539Shardae#832 → #1,371

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,866,984 boys got a published name in 1987; 1 in 1,061 of them was named Drew, which outranked 98.0% of the 8,152 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Drew
  1. #157Calvin1,790
  2. #158Albert1,768
  3. #159Micheal1,765
  4. #160Drew1,759
  5. #161Louis1,683
  6. #162Ross1,666
  7. #163Oscar1,661
Biggest movers since 1986
Risers
  1. ↑ 994Trevin#1,962 → #968
  2. ↑ 819Conner#1,617 → #798
  3. ↑ 593Mychal#1,363 → #770
  4. ↑ 503Jaren#1,457 → #954
  5. ↑ 457Corbin#1,049 → #592
Fallers
  1. ↓ 623Durell#816 → #1,439
  2. ↓ 336Jayce#694 → #1,030
  3. ↓ 267Rasheed#921 → #1,188
  4. ↓ 263Deshaun#971 → #1,234
  5. ↓ 260Britt#880 → #1,140

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1987 →