Unisex name · since 1880
Drew
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 78,592 babies named Drew, peaking in 1985. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #372 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #553 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 78,592
- born since 1880
- 1990s
- peak decade
78,592 babies have been named Drew since 1880, making it today's #553 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Drew recorded 78,592 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #553 nationally today, ahead of 96% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #372 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #553 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 78,592 born since 1880
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Drew ranks #372 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #553 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 78,592 born since 1880, peaking in the 1990s.
- #372 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #553 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 78,592
- born since 1880
- 1990s
- peak decade
Drew's 78,592 recorded births place it above 99.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Drew compares
78,592 Top 3% higher than 97% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Drew's all-time total is 213x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Drew | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 78,592 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 2,276 | 34 | 22,252 |
Drew's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Drew's full recorded timeline at 1957, 95% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 5% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1889, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1985 peak of 2,276 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Drew popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1985)
- 2,276
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Drew popularity over time - girls
9,493 total births recorded since 1918 (Drew as girls' name)
Drew by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (19,334 births, 25% of the file).
1990s was Drew's strongest decade.
19,334 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Drew births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 71
1880s
71 births
- 1890s 38
1890s
38 births
- 1900s 41
1900s
41 births
- 1910s 198
1910s
198 births
- 1920s 241
1920s
241 births
- 1930s 303
1930s
303 births
- 1940s 1,224
1940s
1,224 births
- 1950s 3,280
1950s
3,280 births
- 1960s 4,386
1960s
4,386 births
- 1970s 4,168
1970s
4,168 births
- 1980s
1980s
15,592 births
- 1990s
1990s
19,334 births
- 2000s
2000s
16,710 births
- 2010s
2010s
9,680 births
- 2020s 3,326
2020s
3,326 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 19,334 births (25% of all-time use).
How Drew compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Drew's total volume
Drew by state
Where Drew concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6,428 | 8.2% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 4,681 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 4,420 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Texas | | 4,293 | 5.5% |
| #5 | New York | | 4,061 | 5.2% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 3,901 | 5.0% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 3,787 | 4.8% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 2,834 | 3.6% |
6,428 of 78,592 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Drew appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Drew's data
- Drew's decade-level peak was the 1990s (19,334 total births); usage has since declined to 3,326 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Drews (6,428 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Drew: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Drew draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.