Is Dru a boy or girl name?
Dru is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 46 girls and 59 boys were named Dru, so 43.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 40% of the 4,552 US babies named Dru were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,373
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,399
- Babies named Dru since 1943
- 4,552
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 152 babies
Boys and girls named Dru, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 36 | 100% |
| 1950s | 149 | 395 | 72.6% |
| 1960s | 238 | 214 | 47.3% |
| 1970s | 239 | 71 | 22.9% |
| 1980s | 344 | 144 | 29.5% |
| 1990s | 516 | 170 | 24.8% |
| 2000s | 536 | 314 | 36.9% |
| 2010s | 373 | 270 | 42% |
| 2020s | 334 | 209 | 38.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 59 | #2,373 | 46 | #3,399 |
| 2023 | 76 | #2,003 | 47 | #3,392 |
| 2022 | 74 | #2,039 | 42 | #3,661 |
| 2021 | 73 | #2,025 | 41 | #3,692 |
| 2020 | 52 | #2,475 | 33 | #4,193 |
| 2019 | 44 | #2,818 | 36 | #4,032 |
| 2018 | 54 | #2,425 | 34 | #4,175 |
| 2017 | 48 | #2,606 | 30 | #4,599 |
| 2016 | 33 | #3,381 | 25 | #5,326 |
| 2015 | 23 | #4,329 | 22 | #5,881 |
| 2014 | 26 | #3,932 | 26 | #5,199 |
| 2013 | 35 | #3,143 | 25 | #5,363 |
| 2012 | 27 | #3,826 | 29 | #4,869 |
| 2011 | 32 | #3,384 | 27 | #5,106 |
| 2010 | 51 | #2,440 | 16 | #7,626 |
| 2009 | 40 | #2,964 | 20 | #6,634 |
| 2008 | 37 | #3,125 | 26 | #5,479 |
| 2007 | 54 | #2,382 | 29 | #4,993 |
| 2006 | 50 | #2,457 | 32 | #4,489 |
| 2005 | 58 | #2,118 | 37 | #3,895 |
| 2004 | 72 | #1,752 | 80 | #2,210 |
| 2003 | 45 | #2,367 | 27 | #4,709 |
| 2002 | 46 | #2,262 | 15 | #7,158 |
| 2001 | 55 | #1,963 | 15 | #7,064 |
| 2000 | 79 | #1,520 | 33 | #3,823 |
| 1999 | 99 | #1,252 | 25 | #4,485 |
| 1998 | 79 | #1,437 | 15 | #6,466 |
| 1997 | 82 | #1,355 | 19 | #5,278 |
| 1996 | 37 | #2,228 | 20 | #4,922 |
| 1995 | 46 | #1,868 | 27 | #3,910 |
| 1994 | 37 | #2,190 | 13 | #6,789 |
| 1993 | 33 | #2,308 | 16 | #5,746 |
| 1992 | 34 | #2,228 | 11 | #7,675 |
| 1991 | 40 | #1,927 | 12 | #7,086 |
| 1990 | 29 | #2,390 | 12 | #7,000 |
| 1989 | 37 | #1,961 | 11 | #7,111 |
| 1988 | 25 | #2,389 | 8 | #8,617 |
| 1987 | 35 | #1,838 | 16 | #4,911 |
| 1986 | 40 | #1,625 | 20 | #4,070 |
| 1985 | 40 | #1,604 | 22 | #3,760 |
| 1984 | 43 | #1,464 | 24 | #3,442 |
| 1983 | 37 | #1,605 | 11 | #5,922 |
| 1982 | 29 | #1,907 | 10 | #6,485 |
| 1981 | 35 | #1,668 | 15 | #4,791 |
| 1980 | 23 | #2,237 | 7 | #8,389 |
| 1979 | 28 | #1,915 | 8 | #7,499 |
| 1978 | 27 | #1,883 | 6 | #8,837 |
| 1977 | 24 | #2,023 | 7 | #7,754 |
| 1976 | 23 | #2,067 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 26 | #1,850 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 18 | #2,302 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1973 | 19 | #2,150 | 7 | #6,854 |
| 1972 | 24 | #1,834 | 10 | #5,202 |
| 1971 | 19 | #2,150 | 12 | #4,618 |
| 1970 | 31 | #1,531 | 13 | #4,302 |
| 1969 | 25 | #1,655 | 17 | #3,357 |
| 1968 | 31 | #1,406 | 8 | #5,265 |
| 1967 | 22 | #1,675 | 12 | #3,896 |
| 1966 | 26 | #1,520 | 11 | #4,022 |
| 1965 | 28 | #1,460 | 14 | #3,449 |
| 1964 | 23 | #1,668 | 20 | #2,846 |
| 1963 | 17 | #1,985 | 18 | #2,988 |
| 1962 | 20 | #1,823 | 35 | #1,955 |
| 1961 | 25 | #1,611 | 43 | #1,749 |
| 1960 | 21 | #1,785 | 36 | #1,899 |
| 1959 | 27 | #1,527 | 35 | #1,890 |
| 1958 | 19 | #1,858 | 42 | #1,662 |
| 1957 | 25 | #1,594 | 49 | #1,533 |
| 1956 | 13 | #2,302 | 51 | #1,492 |
| 1955 | 13 | #2,242 | 44 | #1,544 |
| 1954 | 13 | #2,234 | 53 | #1,379 |
| 1953 | 12 | #2,316 | 45 | #1,463 |
| 1952 | 9 | #2,728 | 31 | #1,793 |
| 1951 | 10 | #2,539 | 21 | #2,197 |
| 1950 | 8 | #2,834 | 24 | #1,971 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,767 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,084 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,105 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,904 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Dru reached #1,252 in 1999. As a girl name, it reached #1,379 in 1954. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Dru
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.