Dhru
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DROO
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Dhru is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “fixed, constant”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Dhru mean?
Sanskrit: variant of Dhruv, from dhruva 'fixed'
“fixed, constant”
A form of Dhruv; in Hindu tradition Dhruva was a boy devotee of Vishnu who became the Pole Star.
Is Dhru a girl's or a boy's name?
Dhru is a boys' name.
How popular is Dhru in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 6 boys.
Half of all the boys named Dhru in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dhru in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
Names like Dhru
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Daksh, Ansh, Vansh, Dhruvansh, Krish, Shiv, Shivam, Veer, Pranav, Darsh, Prithvi, Yuvraj
Names related to Dhru
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Aarav, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Vihaan, Aadhya, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Dhru: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dhru, updated 20 October 2026.