Is Drew a boy or girl name?
Drew is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 404 girls and 550 boys were named Drew, so 42.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 10.4% of the 87,138 US babies named Drew were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #542
- Girl rank, 2024
- #695
- Babies named Drew since 1880
- 87,138
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 2,460 babies
Boys and girls named Drew, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 71 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 38 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 41 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 198 | 7 | 3.4% |
| 1920s | 241 | 11 | 4.4% |
| 1930s | 303 | 15 | 4.7% |
| 1940s | 1,224 | 48 | 3.8% |
| 1950s | 3,280 | 121 | 3.6% |
| 1960s | 4,385 | 56 | 1.3% |
| 1970s | 4,169 | 51 | 1.2% |
| 1980s | 15,591 | 702 | 4.3% |
| 1990s | 19,333 | 2,153 | 10% |
| 2000s | 16,710 | 2,206 | 11.7% |
| 2010s | 9,679 | 2,006 | 17.2% |
| 2020s | 2,782 | 1,717 | 38.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 550 | #542 | 404 | #695 |
| 2023 | 549 | #539 | 370 | #760 |
| 2022 | 568 | #521 | 332 | #846 |
| 2021 | 578 | #509 | 339 | #819 |
| 2020 | 537 | #531 | 272 | #942 |
| 2019 | 552 | #518 | 184 | #1,263 |
| 2018 | 630 | #461 | 179 | #1,280 |
| 2017 | 675 | #454 | 205 | #1,192 |
| 2016 | 800 | #399 | 216 | #1,165 |
| 2015 | 896 | #363 | 213 | #1,185 |
| 2014 | 1,062 | #323 | 212 | #1,163 |
| 2013 | 1,179 | #298 | 226 | #1,091 |
| 2012 | 1,239 | #282 | 234 | #1,069 |
| 2011 | 1,232 | #285 | 170 | #1,354 |
| 2010 | 1,414 | #247 | 167 | #1,384 |
| 2009 | 1,263 | #273 | 176 | #1,355 |
| 2008 | 1,479 | #244 | 170 | #1,398 |
| 2007 | 1,831 | #215 | 210 | #1,199 |
| 2006 | 1,860 | #207 | 197 | #1,223 |
| 2005 | 1,950 | #198 | 252 | #970 |
| 2004 | 1,667 | #212 | 240 | #987 |
| 2003 | 1,572 | #222 | 200 | #1,102 |
| 2002 | 1,575 | #217 | 214 | #1,016 |
| 2001 | 1,565 | #219 | 264 | #865 |
| 2000 | 1,948 | #188 | 283 | #803 |
| 1999 | 2,009 | #175 | 395 | #615 |
| 1998 | 1,803 | #188 | 276 | #779 |
| 1997 | 1,994 | #171 | 250 | #829 |
| 1996 | 2,100 | #165 | 287 | #734 |
| 1995 | 2,180 | #160 | 280 | #730 |
| 1994 | 1,856 | #171 | 194 | #957 |
| 1993 | 1,854 | #173 | 166 | #1,090 |
| 1992 | 1,779 | #182 | 126 | #1,329 |
| 1991 | 1,804 | #177 | 94 | #1,612 |
| 1990 | 1,954 | #160 | 85 | #1,722 |
| 1989 | 2,012 | #150 | 81 | #1,689 |
| 1988 | 1,754 | #159 | 72 | #1,760 |
| 1987 | 1,759 | #160 | 101 | #1,351 |
| 1986 | 2,000 | #138 | 112 | #1,226 |
| 1985 | 2,276 | #126 | 121 | #1,173 |
| 1984 | 1,765 | #153 | 79 | #1,464 |
| 1983 | 1,376 | #182 | 74 | #1,524 |
| 1982 | 1,012 | #230 | 36 | #2,598 |
| 1981 | 917 | #242 | 19 | #4,043 |
| 1980 | 720 | #288 | 7 | #8,388 |
| 1979 | 625 | #312 | 15 | #4,677 |
| 1978 | 547 | #322 | 6 | #8,836 |
| 1977 | 484 | #358 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 418 | #375 | 7 | #7,508 |
| 1975 | 376 | #397 | 6 | #8,273 |
| 1974 | 377 | #398 | 6 | #7,958 |
| 1973 | 303 | #453 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 322 | #442 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 314 | #460 | 6 | #7,642 |
| 1970 | 403 | #403 | 5 | #8,337 |
| 1969 | 374 | #411 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 400 | #390 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 373 | #395 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 430 | #362 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 409 | #383 | 10 | #4,278 |
| 1964 | 418 | #390 | 7 | #5,622 |
| 1963 | 421 | #389 | 8 | #4,998 |
| 1962 | 438 | #382 | 6 | #6,054 |
| 1961 | 569 | #329 | 13 | #3,654 |
| 1960 | 553 | #328 | 12 | #3,754 |
| 1959 | 540 | #334 | 17 | #2,897 |
| 1958 | 440 | #370 | 7 | #5,034 |
| 1957 | 470 | #348 | 20 | #2,586 |
| 1956 | 486 | #338 | 15 | #3,087 |
| 1955 | 260 | #459 | 11 | #3,635 |
| 1954 | 260 | #448 | 11 | #3,551 |
| 1953 | 213 | #482 | 11 | #3,534 |
| 1952 | 214 | #475 | 8 | #4,221 |
| 1951 | 195 | #483 | 11 | #3,330 |
| 1950 | 202 | #472 | 10 | #3,496 |
| 1949 | 206 | #459 | 5 | #5,454 |
| 1948 | 185 | #488 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 213 | #460 | 7 | #4,470 |
| 1946 | 234 | #415 | 12 | #2,916 |
| 1945 | 88 | #646 | 5 | #4,727 |
| 1944 | 72 | #733 | 8 | #3,460 |
| 1943 | 74 | #755 | 5 | #4,853 |
| 1942 | 55 | #891 | 6 | #4,244 |
| 1941 | 48 | #919 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 49 | #911 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 44 | #944 | 5 | #4,417 |
| 1938 | 36 | #1,080 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 20 | #1,547 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 29 | #1,232 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 25 | #1,367 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 19 | #1,622 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 30 | #1,211 | 5 | #4,379 |
| 1932 | 31 | #1,220 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 30 | #1,259 | 5 | #4,497 |
| 1930 | 39 | #1,120 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 22 | #1,576 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 23 | #1,578 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 24 | #1,571 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 25 | #1,483 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 21 | #1,696 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 21 | #1,739 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 22 | #1,653 | 5 | #5,155 |
| 1922 | 33 | #1,266 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 23 | #1,596 | 6 | #4,621 |
| 1920 | 27 | #1,431 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 26 | #1,418 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 20 | #1,730 | 7 | #3,980 |
| 1917 | 26 | #1,373 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 26 | #1,348 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 26 | #1,317 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 19 | #1,404 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 21 | #1,122 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 13 | #1,375 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,423 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 14 | #829 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,513 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 8 | #1,020 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 6 | #1,153 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,129 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 8 | #904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 8 | #985 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 6 | #975 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,139 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 5 | #1,123 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 6 | #985 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,083 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 6 | #989 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 5 | #1,043 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 5 | #1,009 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 10 | #664 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 12 | #551 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 8 | #715 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 11 | #567 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 11 | #584 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 8 | #664 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 6 | #845 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Drew reached #126 in 1985. As a girl name, it reached #615 in 1999. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Drew
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.