Dru

Boy · DROO · Greek

Dru is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “manly, strong”. In 2025 it ranked 2,363rd for boys in the US (58 babies).

What does Dru mean?

Greek: short form of Drew and Andrew

“manly, strong”

A short form of Drew, itself from Andrew; occasionally short for Drusilla.

Say it: DROO

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

Dru is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 42 girls and 58 boys in the US.

How popular is Dru in the UK?

No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 15 boys.

Half of all the boys named Dru in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.

In 2008, 40% of the babies named Dru in the UK were girls.

1996Busiest: 15 in 19992021

Dru in the UK, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2021	3	#4,989
2020	3	#4,803
2019	4	#4,126
2018	1	#6,277
2017	3	#4,995
2016	5	#3,655
2015	0	–
2014	3	#4,829
2013	3	#4,884
2012	5	#3,572
2011	8	#2,503
2010	5	#3,478
2009	5	#3,395
2008	6	#2,906
2007	3	#4,486
2006	5	#3,013
2005	7	#2,292
2004	5	#2,691
2003	11	#1,498
2002	8	#1,728
2001	7	#1,833
2000	12	#1,235
1999	15	#1,043
1998	9	#1,446
1997	4	#2,438
1996	4	#2,442

How popular is Dru in the US?

Rank in 2025: #2,363among boys
Babies in 2025: 58about 1 in 29,000 boys
Five-year trend: Risingup 29% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 58 boys in the US were named Dru, making it the 2,363rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,466th. Its busiest year was 1999, with 99 boys. It first appears in the records in 1950. 42 girls were also named Dru in 2025 (3,576th for girls).

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

Half of all the boys named Dru in the US since 1880 were born between 1982 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 1,082 boys in the US were given Dru or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #324, up from #2,363 for this spelling alone.

Drew 541
Jrue 304
Jru 115
Dru 58
Drue 35
Dreux 29

In 1950, 75% of the babies named Dru in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 42%, with more boys than girls since 2015.

1950Busiest: 99 in 19992025

Dru in the US, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2025	58	#2,363
2024	59	#2,370
2023	76	#1,998
2022	74	#2,038
2021	74	#1,999
2020	52	#2,466
2019	44	#2,807
2018	54	#2,416
2017	48	#2,596
2016	33	#3,357
2015	23	#4,293
2014	26	#3,888
2013	35	#3,120
2012	27	#3,804
2011	32	#3,363
2010	51	#2,428
2009	40	#2,945
2008	37	#3,101
2007	54	#2,372
2006	50	#2,448
2005	58	#2,110
2004	72	#1,745
2003	45	#2,345
2002	46	#2,245
2001	55	#1,956
2000	79	#1,510
1999	99	#1,246
1998	79	#1,433
1997	82	#1,347
1996	37	#2,213
1995	46	#1,859
1994	37	#2,176
1993	33	#2,290
1992	34	#2,209
1991	40	#1,913
1990	29	#2,368
1989	37	#1,948
1988	25	#2,362
1987	35	#1,826
1986	40	#1,616
1985	40	#1,593
1984	43	#1,457
1983	37	#1,593
1982	29	#1,889
1981	35	#1,660
1980	23	#2,213
1979	28	#1,903
1978	27	#1,870
1977	24	#2,008
1976	23	#2,053
1975	26	#1,834
1974	18	#2,275
1973	19	#2,122
1972	24	#1,819
1971	19	#2,125
1970	31	#1,522
1969	25	#1,641
1968	31	#1,393
1967	22	#1,651
1966	26	#1,509
1965	28	#1,455
1964	23	#1,654
1963	17	#1,956
1962	20	#1,804
1961	25	#1,601
1960	21	#1,771
1959	27	#1,521
1958	19	#1,837
1957	25	#1,582
1956	13	#2,261
1955	13	#2,218
1954	13	#2,206
1953	12	#2,286
1952	9	#2,678
1951	10	#2,493
1950	8	#2,769

Names like Dru

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

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Other spellings of Dru

Drew Jrue Jru Drue Dreux

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