# Dru (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/dru/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys and girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /dɹuː/, 1 syllable |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 4,654 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 2,788 / 1,866 (40% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 150, 1996 to 2025 |

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 27 | 5,107 |
| 2012 | 29 | 4,870 |
| 2013 | 25 | 5,363 |
| 2014 | 26 | 5,199 |
| 2015 | 22 | 5,883 |
| 2016 | 26 | 5,180 |
| 2017 | 30 | 4,602 |
| 2018 | 34 | 4,175 |
| 2019 | 36 | 4,032 |
| 2020 | 33 | 4,193 |
| 2021 | 41 | 3,697 |
| 2022 | 42 | 3,664 |
| 2023 | 47 | 3,396 |
| 2024 | 46 | 3,417 |
| 2025 | 42 | 3,594 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 32 | 3,384 |
| 2012 | 27 | 3,826 |
| 2013 | 35 | 3,143 |
| 2014 | 26 | 3,933 |
| 2015 | 23 | 4,329 |
| 2016 | 33 | 3,381 |
| 2017 | 48 | 2,606 |
| 2018 | 54 | 2,425 |
| 2019 | 44 | 2,819 |
| 2020 | 52 | 2,475 |
| 2021 | 74 | 2,004 |
| 2022 | 74 | 2,042 |
| 2023 | 76 | 2,004 |
| 2024 | 59 | 2,382 |
| 2025 | 58 | 2,366 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3 | 4,598 |
| 2007 | 3 | 5,201 |
| 2008 | 3 | 5,545 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7 | 2,174 |
| 2006 | 5 | 2,870 |
| 2007 | 3 | 4,333 |
| 2008 | 6 | 2,775 |
| 2009 | 5 | 3,227 |
| 2010 | 5 | 3,332 |
| 2011 | 8 | 2,390 |
| 2012 | 5 | 3,416 |
| 2013 | 3 | 4,685 |
| 2014 | 3 | 4,632 |
| 2016 | 5 | 3,478 |
| 2017 | 3 | 4,812 |
| 2019 | 3 | 4,702 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4,608 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4,789 |

## People named Dru

- Dru Drury, British entomologist (1724-1803)
- Dru Smith, American basketball player
- Dru Joyce, American basketball player and coach
- Dru Down, American rapper

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.