Drue
- #2,542 for girls in 2025, 69 births
- #3,314 for boys in 2025, 35 births
- Given to boys 53.5% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1963 · 17 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 1,304since 1915
Drue over time
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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 | #2,542 | 69 | #3,314 | 35 |
| 2024 | #2,930 | 56 | #3,161 | 38 |
| 2023 | #3,140 | 52 | #2,769 | 46 |
| 2022 | #3,073 | 53 | #3,216 | 37 |
| 2021 | #4,964 | 26 | #4,118 | 25 |
| 2020 | #5,487 | 22 | #5,235 | 17 |
| 2019 | #7,716 | 14 | #5,153 | 18 |
| 2018 | #7,409 | 15 | #5,540 | 16 |
| 2017 | #7,092 | 16 | #5,111 | 18 |
| 2016 | #11,781 | 8 | #5,555 | 16 |
| 2015 | #8,447 | 13 | #6,676 | 12 |
| 2014 | #8,053 | 14 | #8,130 | 9 |
| 2013 | #8,135 | 14 | #8,118 | 9 |
| 2012 | #7,456 | 16 | #8,158 | 9 |
| 2011 | #7,436 | 16 | #7,009 | 11 |
| 2010 | #7,880 | 15 | #6,359 | 13 |
| 2009 | #8,888 | 13 | #7,692 | 10 |
| 2008 | #7,073 | 18 | #6,763 | 12 |
| 2007 | #8,520 | 14 | #7,094 | 11 |
| 2006 | #9,901 | 11 | #6,460 | 12 |
| 2005 | #9,452 | 11 | #4,824 | 17 |
| 2004 | #4,707 | 28 | #4,421 | 19 |
| 2003 | #7,207 | 15 | #4,114 | 20 |
| 2002 | #6,392 | 17 | #4,502 | 17 |
| 2001 | #5,364 | 21 | #6,445 | 10 |
| 2000 | #5,491 | 20 | #3,922 | 20 |
| 1999 | #4,313 | 26 | #3,279 | 24 |
| 1998 | #6,360 | 15 | #3,017 | 26 |
| 1997 | #4,007 | 27 | #2,228 | 38 |
| 1996 | #4,883 | 20 | #3,202 | 22 |
| 1995 | #3,670 | 29 | #3,020 | 23 |
| 1994 | #8,122 | 10 | #2,618 | 28 |
| 1993 | #11,780 | 6 | #2,943 | 23 |
| 1992 | #8,734 | 9 | #3,459 | 18 |
| 1991 | #10,271 | 7 | #5,521 | 9 |
| 1990 | #9,247 | 8 | #2,952 | 21 |
| 1989 | #5,836 | 14 | #2,690 | 23 |
| 1988 | — | #3,350 | 15 | |
| 1987 | #9,825 | 6 | #2,641 | 20 |
| 1986 | #5,188 | 14 | #2,360 | 23 |
| 1985 | #6,457 | 10 | #2,357 | 22 |
| 1984 | #8,153 | 7 | #3,459 | 12 |
| 1983 | #6,705 | 9 | #2,787 | 16 |
| 1982 | — | — | ||
| 1981 | — | #3,601 | 11 | |
| 1980 | #9,095 | 6 | #4,495 | 8 |
| 1979 | #10,210 | 5 | #2,777 | 16 |
| 1978 | — | #2,929 | 14 | |
| 1977 | — | #3,606 | 10 | |
| 1976 | — | #2,946 | 13 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,902 | 13 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,050 | 21 | |
| 1973 | — | #3,013 | 11 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,819 | 12 | |
| 1971 | — | #3,370 | 9 | |
| 1970 | — | #3,071 | 10 | |
| 1969 | — | #2,046 | 17 | |
| 1968 | #6,246 | 6 | #2,200 | 14 |
| 1967 | #4,982 | 8 | #2,470 | 11 |
| 1966 | #5,273 | 7 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1965 | — | #3,930 | 5 | |
| 1964 | #5,474 | 7 | #2,114 | 15 |
| 1963 | #6,592 | 5 | #1,957 | 17 |
| 1962 | #3,782 | 12 | #3,640 | 6 |
| 1961 | #5,309 | 7 | #2,322 | 13 |
| 1960 | #3,688 | 12 | #2,871 | 9 |
| 1959 | — | #2,663 | 10 | |
| 1958 | #6,103 | 5 | #3,033 | 8 |
| 1957 | #3,930 | 10 | #3,552 | 6 |
| 1956 | #3,493 | 12 | #2,798 | 9 |
| 1955 | #4,376 | 8 | #3,505 | 6 |
| 1954 | #5,148 | 6 | #2,743 | 9 |
| 1953 | #3,955 | 9 | — | |
| 1952 | #3,552 | 10 | — | |
| 1951 | #3,482 | 10 | #3,714 | 5 |
| 1950 | #3,235 | 11 | #3,329 | 6 |
| 1949 | #3,176 | 11 | — | |
| 1948 | #3,883 | 8 | #3,668 | 5 |
| 1947 | #2,898 | 13 | #2,862 | 8 |
| 1946 | — | #3,173 | 6 | |
| 1945 | #4,025 | 6 | — | |
| 1944 | #3,139 | 9 | #3,109 | 6 |
| 1943 | #4,196 | 6 | #3,538 | 5 |
| 1942 | #4,124 | 6 | #2,940 | 7 |
| 1941 | — | — | ||
| 1940 | — | — | ||
| 1939 | #4,250 | 5 | #2,449 | 9 |
| 1938 | #3,450 | 7 | #3,175 | 6 |
| 1937 | #4,255 | 5 | — | |
| 1936 | #4,181 | 5 | #3,549 | 5 |
| 1935 | #2,305 | 13 | — | |
| 1934 | #3,802 | 6 | #2,973 | 7 |
| 1933 | — | — | ||
| 1932 | — | — | ||
| 1931 | #3,497 | 7 | — | |
| 1930 | — | #3,592 | 6 | |
| 1929 | — | — | ||
| 1928 | — | #4,151 | 5 | |
| 1927 | — | — | ||
| 1926 | — | — | ||
| 1925 | #4,426 | 6 | #2,588 | 11 |
| 1924 | — | #3,505 | 7 | |
| 1923 | #3,971 | 7 | — | |
| 1922 | #5,009 | 5 | #3,252 | 8 |
| 1921 | — | #2,632 | 11 | |
| 1920 | — | #4,286 | 5 | |
| 1919 | #4,814 | 5 | #3,115 | 8 |
| 1918 | #4,809 | 5 | — | |
| 1917 | — | — | ||
| 1916 | #3,031 | 9 | #2,152 | 13 |
| 1915 | #3,434 | 7 | #3,392 | 6 |
| 1914 | #2,434 | 9 | — | |
| 1913 | #2,540 | 7 | — | |
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| 1893 | #1,437 | 5 | — | |
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| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1915
The first year at least five boys were named Drue! It came in at #3,392, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1917–1918, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Drue is popular in 2025
- 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
- Louisiana#672 · 1 in 3,188
- Texas#1,908 · 1 in 21,881
Best ever in a state: #379 in Arkansas, 1994.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | #672 | 6 | 1 in 3,188 |
| Texas | #1,908 | 8 | 1 in 21,881 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| California | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Florida | — | — | — |
| Georgia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Illinois | — | — | — |
| Indiana | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
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| Kentucky | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Michigan | — | — | — |
| Minnesota | — | — | — |
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| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Virginia | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| 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
Rising
- 153 spots since 2024 (#3,161 → #3,314)
- 1,921 spots since 2020 (#5,235 → #3,314)
- 3,362 spots since 2015 (#6,676 → #3,314)
Rise & fade · boys
48 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1915
- Peaked 1963 at #1,957 (17 births)
- Births halved by 1965, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 37,186
- Highest: 1 in 37,186 boys born in 2023 were named Drue (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 48,802 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #1,957 in 1963, was only 1 in 119,475 (0.00%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1990s
- 17.8% of all boys named Drue (232) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2020
- Mostly boys until 2019, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 27 | #2,152 (1916) | #2,886 |
| 1920s | 47 | #2,588 (1925) | #3,402 |
| 1930s | 33 | #2,449 (1939) | #3,148 |
| 1940s | 37 | #2,862 (1947) | #3,215 |
| 1950s | 59 | #2,663 (1959) | #3,167 |
| 1960s | 113 | #1,957 (1963) | #2,709 |
| 1970s | 129 | #2,050 (1974) | #2,948 |
| 1980s | 150 | #2,357 (1985) | #3,082 |
| 1990s | 232 | #2,228 (1997) | #3,224 |
| 2000s | 148 | #3,922 (2000) | #5,624 |
| 2010s | 131 | #5,111 (2017) | #6,581 |
| 2020s | 198 | #2,769 (2023) | #3,636 |
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.
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