Is Drue a boy or girl name?
Drue is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 56 girls and 38 boys were named Drue, so 59.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 45.6% of the 2,332 US babies named Drue were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,165
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,930
- Babies named Drue since 1893
- 2,332
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 98 babies
Boys and girls named Drue, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1910s | 27 | 42 | 60.9% |
| 1920s | 47 | 18 | 27.7% |
| 1930s | 33 | 48 | 59.3% |
| 1940s | 37 | 59 | 61.5% |
| 1950s | 59 | 81 | 57.9% |
| 1960s | 113 | 64 | 36.2% |
| 1970s | 129 | 5 | 3.7% |
| 1980s | 150 | 66 | 30.6% |
| 1990s | 232 | 157 | 40.4% |
| 2000s | 148 | 168 | 53.2% |
| 2010s | 131 | 141 | 51.8% |
| 2020s | 163 | 209 | 56.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 38 | #3,165 | 56 | #2,930 |
| 2023 | 46 | #2,774 | 52 | #3,146 |
| 2022 | 37 | #3,228 | 53 | #3,083 |
| 2021 | 25 | #4,142 | 26 | #4,995 |
| 2020 | 17 | #5,306 | 22 | #5,526 |
| 2019 | 18 | #5,214 | 14 | #7,848 |
| 2018 | 16 | #5,598 | 15 | #7,489 |
| 2017 | 18 | #5,155 | 16 | #7,182 |
| 2016 | 16 | #5,618 | 8 | #12,079 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,784 | 13 | #8,586 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,313 | 14 | #8,171 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,294 | 14 | #8,254 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,336 | 16 | #7,556 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,133 | 16 | #7,526 |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,453 | 15 | #8,004 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,857 | 13 | #9,041 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,865 | 18 | #7,157 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,228 | 14 | #8,655 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,572 | 11 | #10,098 |
| 2005 | 17 | #4,880 | 11 | #9,630 |
| 2004 | 19 | #4,463 | 28 | #4,744 |
| 2003 | 20 | #4,156 | 15 | #7,311 |
| 2002 | 17 | #4,556 | 17 | #6,475 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,586 | 21 | #5,423 |
| 2000 | 20 | #3,963 | 20 | #5,542 |
| 1999 | 24 | #3,302 | 26 | #4,352 |
| 1998 | 26 | #3,041 | 15 | #6,467 |
| 1997 | 38 | #2,240 | 27 | #4,038 |
| 1996 | 22 | #3,231 | 20 | #4,923 |
| 1995 | 23 | #3,043 | 29 | #3,694 |
| 1994 | 28 | #2,644 | 10 | #8,313 |
| 1993 | 23 | #2,964 | 6 | #12,220 |
| 1992 | 18 | #3,495 | 9 | #8,948 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,638 | 7 | #10,591 |
| 1990 | 21 | #2,988 | 8 | #9,509 |
| 1989 | 23 | #2,716 | 14 | #5,915 |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,398 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 20 | #2,660 | 6 | #10,207 |
| 1986 | 23 | #2,375 | 14 | #5,253 |
| 1985 | 22 | #2,374 | 10 | #6,581 |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,520 | 7 | #8,406 |
| 1983 | 16 | #2,824 | 9 | #6,858 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,674 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,617 | 6 | #9,403 |
| 1979 | 16 | #2,807 | 5 | #10,625 |
| 1978 | 14 | #2,963 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 10 | #3,680 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 13 | #2,985 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 13 | #2,945 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 21 | #2,068 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,068 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 12 | #2,865 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,444 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 10 | #3,127 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 17 | #2,068 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 14 | #2,230 | 6 | #6,454 |
| 1967 | 11 | #2,515 | 8 | #5,110 |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,633 | 7 | #5,411 |
| 1965 | 5 | #4,052 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 15 | #2,137 | 7 | #5,623 |
| 1963 | 17 | #1,986 | 5 | #6,870 |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,747 | 12 | #3,847 |
| 1961 | 13 | #2,352 | 7 | #5,447 |
| 1960 | 9 | #2,929 | 12 | #3,755 |
| 1959 | 10 | #2,696 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 8 | #3,099 | 5 | #6,348 |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,672 | 10 | #4,004 |
| 1956 | 9 | #2,845 | 12 | #3,542 |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,602 | 8 | #4,482 |
| 1954 | 9 | #2,795 | 6 | #5,315 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,021 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,618 |
| 1951 | 5 | #3,857 | 10 | #3,552 |
| 1950 | 6 | #3,415 | 11 | #3,280 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,243 |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,814 | 8 | #3,966 |
| 1947 | 8 | #2,931 | 13 | #2,939 |
| 1946 | 6 | #3,267 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,165 |
| 1944 | 6 | #3,203 | 9 | #3,197 |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,679 | 6 | #4,315 |
| 1942 | 7 | #3,008 | 6 | #4,246 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 9 | #2,503 | 5 | #4,418 |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,265 | 7 | #3,563 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,413 |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,684 | 5 | #4,366 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,338 |
| 1934 | 7 | #3,057 | 6 | #3,930 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,579 |
| 1930 | 6 | #3,692 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,305 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 11 | #2,634 | 6 | #4,566 |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,590 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,085 |
| 1922 | 8 | #3,325 | 5 | #5,207 |
| 1921 | 11 | #2,675 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,471 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,183 | 5 | #5,002 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,022 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 13 | #2,180 | 9 | #3,092 |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,510 | 7 | #3,523 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 9 | #2,477 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 7 | #2,612 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,485 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Drue reached #1,986 in 1963. As a girl name, it reached #1,485 in 1893. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Drue
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.