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Drew

Gender
Unisex
Say it
DROO
Origin
Greek
UK rank, 2025
#936 for boys
US rank, 2025
#553 for boys

Unisex

Drew is a name of Greek origin, meaning “manly”. In 2025 it ranked 936th for boys in the UK (36 babies) and 553rd for boys in the US (541 babies).

What does Drew mean?

Greek: short form of Andrew; also an English surname

“manly”

Began as a short form of Andrew, and is also an English surname.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Drew a girl's or a boy's name?

In recent years, Drew has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 12 girls and 36 boys in the UK and 399 girls and 541 boys in the US.

How popular is Drew in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#936among boys
Babies in 2025
36about 1 in 8,300 boys
Five-year trend
Steadydown 22% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 36 boys in the UK were named Drew, making it the 936th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 825th. Its busiest year was 2001, with 259 boys. 12 girls were also named Drew in 2025 (2,344th for girls).

2025 had the fewest boys named Drew since the records began in 1996.

Half of all the boys named Drew in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.

In 2025, 25% of the babies named Drew in the UK were girls.

Among boys in 2025, it was 976th in England and Wales and 560th in Scotland.

1996Busiest: 259 in 20012025
Drew in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
202536#936
202445#813
202339#892
202261#655
202152#743
202041#825
201951#728
201862#645
201774#573
201664#629
201591#491
201480#539
2013108#430
2012111#413
2011108#406
2010150#333
2009138#329
2008181#266
2007179#254
2006223#211
2005187#222
2004213#201
2003223#188
2002246#171
2001259#162
2000254#161
1999199#190
1998153#233
1997184#201
1996173#206

How popular is Drew in the US?

Rank in 2025
#553among boys
Babies in 2025
541about 1 in 3,200 boys
Five-year trend
Steadydown 5% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 541 boys in the US were named Drew, making it the 553rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 531st. Its busiest year was 1985, with 2,276 boys. 399 girls were also named Drew in 2025 (705th for girls).

2025 had fewer boys named Drew than any year since 2020.

Half of all the boys named Drew in the US since 1880 were born between 1984 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 1,082 boys in the US were given Drew or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #324, up from #553 for this spelling alone.

Girls were 14% of the babies named Drew in the US in 1931, and 42% in 2025.

1880Busiest: 2,276 in 19852025
Drew in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
2025541#553
2024551#542
2023549#539
2022568#521
2021579#508
2020538#531
2019552#517
2018631#461
2017675#454
2016800#398
2015896#363
20141,062#323
20131,179#299
20121,239#282
20111,232#285
20101,414#247
20091,263#273
20081,479#244
20071,831#215
20061,860#207
20051,950#198
20041,667#212
20031,572#222
20021,575#217
20011,565#219
20001,948#188
19992,009#175
19981,803#188
19971,994#171
19962,101#165
19952,180#160
19941,856#171
19931,854#173
19921,779#182
19911,804#177
19901,954#160
19892,013#150
19881,754#159
19871,759#160
19862,000#138
19852,276#126
19841,765#153
19831,376#182
19821,012#230
1981917#242
1980720#288
1979625#312
1978547#322
1977484#358
1976418#375
1975376#397
1974377#398
1973302#453
1972322#442
1971314#460
1970403#402
1969374#411
1968400#390
1967373#394
1966430#362
1965409#383
1964418#390
1963421#389
1962438#382
1961570#329
1960553#328
1959540#334
1958440#369
1957470#348
1956486#338
1955260#458
1954260#447
1953213#480
1952214#473
1951195#482
1950202#470
1949206#458
1948185#488
1947213#460
1946234#415
194588#645
194472#730
194374#751
194255#888
194148#918
194049#904
193944#942
193836#1,076
193720#1,528
193629#1,225
193525#1,354
193419#1,608
193330#1,202
193231#1,216
193130#1,253
193039#1,116
192922#1,564
192823#1,569
192724#1,561
192625#1,466
192521#1,678
192421#1,727
192322#1,643
192233#1,259
192123#1,588
192027#1,416
191926#1,407
191820#1,709
191726#1,362
191626#1,335
191526#1,306
191419#1,388
191321#1,112
191213#1,352
19117#1,386
191014#822
19095#1,439
19080–
19078#998
19066#1,110
19056#1,090
19048#874
19030–
19020–
19010–
19008#967
18990–
18980–
18976#941
18965#1,100
18955#1,078
18946#953
18935#1,034
18926#955
18910–
18905#994
18895#973
188810#648
18870–
188612#540
18850–
18848#701
188311#556
188211#576
18818#653
18806#809

Names like Drew

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Matthew Luke Andrew Daniel Alexander Jason Adam Christopher Alex Nathan Joshua Michael

Other spellings of Drew

Jrue Jru Dru Drue Dreux

Names related to Drew

Dre Drae Drey Drea

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Drew: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/drew, updated 20 October 2026.