# Drusilla (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/drusilla/  
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 | girls |
| Origin | Latin |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /dɹuˈsɪlə/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | Dru |
| Variant spellings | Drucilla |
| US babies named this | 2,938 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 2,938 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 6, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Drūsilla, feminine diminutive form of the cognomen Drūsus.

## 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 10 | 9,874 |
| 2004 | 7 | 13,143 |
| 2007 | 7 | 14,332 |
| 2009 | 6 | 15,792 |
| 2010 | 8 | 12,618 |
| 2012 | 6 | 15,494 |
| 2014 | 5 | 17,276 |
| 2015 | 6 | 15,010 |
| 2016 | 6 | 14,836 |
| 2019 | 6 | 14,276 |
| 2020 | 11 | 9,111 |
| 2021 | 9 | 10,506 |
| 2023 | 8 | 11,476 |
| 2024 | 7 | 12,521 |
| 2025 | 8 | 11,192 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3 | 4,373 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5,927 |

## In other languages

- French: Drusille, Drusilla

## 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.