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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202002peak #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 2002

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Drew, so not publishedAKMaine: #113 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 457 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Drew, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #127 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 573 boysNHWashington: #238 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,242 boysWAIdaho: #164 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 622 boysIDMontana: #165 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 557 boysMTNorth Dakota: #102 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 336 boysNDMinnesota: #132 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 611 boysMNIllinois: #170 for boys · 99 births · 1 in 792 boysILWisconsin: #129 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 534 boysWIMichigan: #115 for boys · 112 births · 1 in 501 boysMINew York: #275 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 1,722 boysNYMassachusetts: #119 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 612 boysMARhode Island: #153 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 864 boysRIOregon: #232 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,072 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Drew, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Drew, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Drew, so not publishedSDIowa: #100 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 370 boysIAIndiana: #110 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 449 boysINOhio: #149 for boys · 95 births · 1 in 705 boysOHPennsylvania: #150 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 737 boysPANew Jersey: #153 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 919 boysNJConnecticut: #148 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 805 boysCTCalifornia: #347 for boys · 104 births · 1 in 2,356 boysCAUtah: #315 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,789 boysUTColorado: #268 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,362 boysCONebraska: #153 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 570 boysNEMissouri: #111 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 469 boysMOKentucky: #244 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,543 boysKYWest Virginia: #152 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 738 boysWVVirginia: #286 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,840 boysVAMaryland: #184 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,048 boysMDDelaware: #156 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 682 boysDEArizona: #429 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,993 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Drew, so not publishedNMKansas: #126 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 483 boysKSArkansas: #217 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,046 boysARTennessee: #239 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,344 boysTNNorth Carolina: #310 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,933 boysNCSouth Carolina: #409 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,511 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Drew, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #217 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,084 boysOKLouisiana: #297 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,514 boysLAMississippi: #282 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,459 boysMSAlabama: #310 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,783 boysALGeorgia: #351 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 2,067 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Drew, so not publishedHITexas: #430 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 3,010 boysTXFlorida: #267 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 1,500 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Iowa#100 · 1 in 370
  2. North Dakota#102 · 1 in 336
  3. Indiana#110 · 1 in 449
  4. Missouri#111 · 1 in 469
  5. Maine#113 · 1 in 457

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Iowa#100441 in 370
North Dakota#102101 in 336
Indiana#110831 in 449
Missouri#111711 in 469
Maine#113121 in 457
Michigan#1151121 in 501
Massachusetts#119581 in 612
Kansas#126341 in 483
New Hampshire#127101 in 573
Wisconsin#129541 in 534
Minnesota#132481 in 611
Connecticut#148221 in 805
Ohio#149951 in 705
Pennsylvania#150861 in 737
West Virginia#152121 in 738
Nebraska#153181 in 570
New Jersey#153521 in 919
Rhode Island#15361 in 864
Delaware#15661 in 682
Idaho#164131 in 622
Montana#16571 in 557
Illinois#170991 in 792
Maryland#184271 in 1,048
Arkansas#217141 in 1,046
Oklahoma#217191 in 1,084
Oregon#232181 in 1,072
Washington#238271 in 1,242
Tennessee#239261 in 1,344
Kentucky#244151 in 1,543
Florida#267601 in 1,500
Colorado#268221 in 1,362
New York#275641 in 1,722
Mississippi#282101 in 1,459
Virginia#286221 in 1,840
Louisiana#297171 in 1,514
Alabama#310131 in 1,783
North Carolina#310261 in 1,933
Utah#315121 in 1,789
California#3471041 in 2,356
Georgia#351271 in 2,067
South Carolina#40981 in 2,511
Arizona#429131 in 2,993
Texas#430581 in 3,010
Alaska———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Nevada———
New Mexico———
South Dakota———
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 2002

girls
#1,014
214 births · 1 in 8,397 girls
boys
#217
1,575 births · 1 in 1,233 boys

Top girls' names in 2002

  1. #1Emily24,470
  2. #2Madison21,774
  3. #3Hannah18,828
  4. #4Emma16,558
  5. #5Alexis15,636
  6. #6Ashley15,344
  7. #7Abigail15,303
  8. #8Sarah14,779
  9. #9Samantha14,671
  10. #10Olivia14,631
  11. #1,014Drew214

Top boys' names in 2002

  1. #1Jacob30,586
  2. #2Michael28,258
  3. #3Joshua25,998
  4. #4Matthew25,154
  5. #5Ethan22,113
  6. #6Andrew22,037
  7. #7Joseph21,920
  8. #8Christopher21,689
  9. #9Nicholas21,390
  10. #10Daniel21,352
  11. #217Drew1,575
More about 2002

girls

1,796,882 girls got a published name in 2002; 1 in 8,397 of them was named Drew, which outranked 94.4% of the 18,086 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Drew
  1. #1,008Tatianna217
  2. #1,012Kristy215
  3. #1,012Neha215
  4. #1,014Drew214
  5. #1,014Ada214
  6. #1,014Caleigh214
  7. #1,014Kinsey214
  8. #1,020Lourdes213
  9. #1,020Nathaly213
  10. #1,022Areli212

Tied with 5 names at #1,014; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2001
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,168Cadence#2,126 → #958
  2. ↑ 949Lisbeth#1,573 → #624
  3. ↑ 710Ashanti#825 → #115
  4. ↑ 464Elle#1,076 → #612
  5. ↑ 412Nyla#865 → #453
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,141Citlalli#609 → #1,750
  2. ↓ 748Nallely#772 → #1,520
  3. ↓ 617Dafne#967 → #1,584
  4. ↓ 582Beyonce#700 → #1,282
  5. ↓ 540Mikaila#928 → #1,468

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

boys

1,941,514 boys got a published name in 2002; 1 in 1,233 of them was named Drew, which outranked 98.3% of the 12,489 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Drew
  1. #214Ty1,609
  2. #215Jaylen1,598
  3. #216Frank1,587
  4. #217Drew1,575
  5. #217Elias1,575
  6. #219Ruben1,572
  7. #220Josue1,566
  8. #221Calvin1,561

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2001
Risers
  1. ↑ 10,021Omarion#10,556 → #535
  2. ↑ 3,583Amarion#4,302 → #719
  3. ↑ 3,370Yahir#3,974 → #604
  4. ↑ 1,466Gael#2,185 → #719
  5. ↑ 1,287Lisandro#2,185 → #898
Fallers
  1. ↓ 546Daunte#968 → #1,514
  2. ↓ 405Imanol#921 → #1,326
  3. ↓ 376Shemar#594 → #970
  4. ↓ 347Jade#958 → #1,305
  5. ↓ 311Jalon#873 → #1,184

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

See the top 100 for 2002 →