US rank #3160 Unisex name Peak 2023 1,269 births

Drue — #3160 US boys' name

1,269 babies named Drue in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s271920s471930s331940s371950s591960s1131970s1291980s1501990s2322000s1482010s1312020s163
#3160
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 78% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Drue was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

46 babies were named Drue in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Drue

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,269 babies named Drue between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Drue currently holds the #3160 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 46 babies received it in a single year. Drue is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 1,063 additional births since 1893.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Drue performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 232 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Drue shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 32 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Drue in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Drue in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,269 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Drue at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,269

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

2023

46 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#3,160

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Drue popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
46
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
01020304050 202420122000198819751963194819251915 6

Drue popularity over time — girls

1,063 total births recorded since 1893 (Drue as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 1,063 births
0204060 202420132002199119671954194219191893 5

Drue by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
232 births that decade — 18% of Drue's all-time total
1910s271920s471930s331940s371950s591960s1131970s1291980s1501990s2322000s1482010s1312020s163

Drue by state

Where Drue concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Drue
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
32 2.5%
#2 California
7 0.6%
#3 North Carolina
6 0.5%
#4 Ohio
6 0.5%
#5 Arkansas
5 0.4%
#6 Louisiana
5 0.4%
#7 Maryland
5 0.4%
Texas share of Drue's total US births 2.5%
Even split

32 of 1,269 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Drue?
1,269 babies have been named Drue since 1915. It currently ranks #3160 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 46 births.
When was Drue most popular?
Drue was most popular in the 1990s decade with 232 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Drue most popular?
The top states for the name Drue are Texas (32 births), California (7 births), North Carolina (6 births).
Is Drue a unisex name?
Yes, Drue is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 1,269 births, and as a girl's name it has 1,063 births.
How long has the name Drue been used?
Drue has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Drue?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dru, Drury, Drummond, Druv, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.