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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201988peak #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 1988

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Drew, so not publishedAKMaine: #116 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 662 boysMEVermont: #110 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 550 boysVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Drew, so not publishedNHWashington: #125 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 776 boysWAIdaho: #97 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 424 boysIDMontana: #62 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 231 boysMTNorth Dakota: #82 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 332 boysNDMinnesota: #94 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 557 boysMNIllinois: #136 for boys · 95 births · 1 in 878 boysILWisconsin: #113 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 810 boysWIMichigan: #120 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 829 boysMINew York: #276 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 2,126 boysNYMassachusetts: #189 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,803 boysMARhode Island: #142 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,052 boysRIOregon: #109 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 574 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Drew, so not publishedNVWyoming: #84 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 319 boysWYSouth Dakota: #75 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 294 boysSDIowa: #89 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 431 boysIAIndiana: #97 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 570 boysINOhio: #123 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 874 boysOHPennsylvania: #108 for boys · 105 births · 1 in 754 boysPANew Jersey: #156 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 1,169 boysNJConnecticut: #183 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,550 boysCTCalifornia: #243 for boys · 151 births · 1 in 1,670 boysCAUtah: #110 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 581 boysUTColorado: #118 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 635 boysCONebraska: #82 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 351 boysNEMissouri: #118 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 730 boysMOKentucky: #172 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,389 boysKYWest Virginia: #121 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 796 boysWVVirginia: #219 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,605 boysVAMaryland: #152 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,022 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Drew, so not publishedDEArizona: #200 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,178 boysAZNew Mexico: #270 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,633 boysNMKansas: #79 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 327 boysKSArkansas: #124 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 639 boysARTennessee: #158 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,058 boysTNNorth Carolina: #214 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,612 boysNCSouth Carolina: #227 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,405 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #247 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,383 boysDCOklahoma: #122 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 610 boysOKLouisiana: #220 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,215 boysLAMississippi: #154 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 780 boysMSAlabama: #284 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,152 boysALGeorgia: #245 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,668 boysGAHawaii: #198 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 965 boysHITexas: #258 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 1,550 boysTXFlorida: #199 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 1,224 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Montana#62 · 1 in 231
  2. South Dakota#75 · 1 in 294
  3. Kansas#79 · 1 in 327
  4. North Dakota#82 · 1 in 332
  5. Nebraska#82 · 1 in 351

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#62201 in 231
South Dakota#75161 in 294
Kansas#79511 in 327
Nebraska#82311 in 351
North Dakota#82141 in 332
Wyoming#8481 in 319
Iowa#89411 in 431
Minnesota#94551 in 557
Idaho#97151 in 424
Indiana#97681 in 570
Pennsylvania#1081051 in 754
Oregon#109321 in 574
Utah#110281 in 581
Vermont#11061 in 550
Wisconsin#113401 in 810
Maine#116111 in 662
Colorado#118381 in 635
Missouri#118501 in 730
Michigan#120781 in 829
West Virginia#121131 in 796
Oklahoma#122341 in 610
Ohio#123881 in 874
Arkansas#124231 in 639
Washington#125421 in 776
Illinois#136951 in 878
Rhode Island#14261 in 1,052
Maryland#152301 in 1,022
Mississippi#154211 in 780
New Jersey#156441 in 1,169
Tennessee#158321 in 1,058
Kentucky#172171 in 1,389
Connecticut#183141 in 1,550
Massachusetts#189231 in 1,803
Hawaii#19871 in 965
Florida#199691 in 1,224
Arizona#200251 in 1,178
North Carolina#214271 in 1,612
Virginia#219251 in 1,605
Louisiana#220261 in 1,215
South Carolina#227161 in 1,405
California#2431511 in 1,670
Georgia#245281 in 1,668
District of Columbia#24761 in 1,383
Texas#258931 in 1,550
New Mexico#27071 in 1,633
New York#276611 in 2,126
Alabama#284121 in 2,152
Alaska———
Delaware———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———

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 1988

girls
#1,757
72 births · 1 in 24,734 girls
boys
#159
1,754 births · 1 in 1,091 boys

Top girls' names in 1988

  1. #1Jessica51,556
  2. #2Ashley49,977
  3. #3Amanda39,459
  4. #4Sarah28,374
  5. #5Jennifer27,893
  6. #6Brittany26,816
  7. #7Stephanie22,843
  8. #8Samantha20,700
  9. #9Nicole20,315
  10. #10Elizabeth20,042
  11. #1,757Drew72

Top boys' names in 1988

  1. #1Michael64,171
  2. #2Christopher53,014
  3. #3Matthew45,876
  4. #4Joshua42,653
  5. #5Andrew35,745
  6. #6David35,329
  7. #7Justin35,055
  8. #8Daniel34,718
  9. #9James32,523
  10. #10Robert30,319
  11. #159Drew1,754
More about 1988

girls

1,780,854 girls got a published name in 1988; 1 in 24,734 of them was named Drew, which outranked 87.3% of the 13,883 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Drew
  1. #1,738Sammantha73
  2. #1,738Tamisha73
  3. #1,738Taneshia73
  4. #1,757Drew72
  5. #1,757Alyshia72
  6. #1,757Analisa72
  7. #1,757Dalila72
  8. #1,769Charla71
  9. #1,769Daisha71
  10. #1,769Flora71

Tied with 11 names at #1,757; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1987
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,890Jalissa#3,857 → #967
  2. ↑ 2,381Taja#3,101 → #720
  3. ↑ 1,710Whitley#2,156 → #446
  4. ↑ 1,225Jalisa#1,662 → #437
  5. ↑ 883Jaleesa#1,227 → #344
Fallers
  1. ↓ 620Channing#590 → #1,210
  2. ↓ 346Denisse#954 → #1,300
  3. ↓ 319Jeana#966 → #1,285
  4. ↓ 314Eliana#826 → #1,140
  5. ↓ 311Nakia#893 → #1,204

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

boys

1,914,283 boys got a published name in 1988; 1 in 1,091 of them was named Drew, which outranked 98.1% of the 8,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Drew
  1. #156Lee1,785
  2. #156Micheal1,785
  3. #158Ross1,768
  4. #159Drew1,754
  5. #160Oscar1,733
  6. #161Jimmy1,731
  7. #162Rodney1,730
Biggest movers since 1987
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,252Nico#4,239 → #987
  2. ↑ 1,245Ridge#2,215 → #970
  3. ↑ 668Colten#1,484 → #816
  4. ↑ 600Brantley#1,587 → #987
  5. ↑ 518Long#1,337 → #819
Fallers
  1. ↓ 362Cordaro#908 → #1,270
  2. ↓ 246Ramsey#884 → #1,130
  3. ↓ 241Yaakov#974 → #1,215
  4. ↓ 233Adrain#990 → #1,223
  5. ↓ 230Kiel#846 → #1,076

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

See the top 100 for 1988 →