Unisex name · since 1915
Drue
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 1,304 babies named Drue, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,344 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,320 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,304
- born since 1915
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Drue is the #3320 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,304 recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Drue recorded 1,304 times among boys since 1915, holding rank #3320 nationally today, ahead of 76% 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 1915 to 2025.
- #4,344 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,320 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,304 born since 1915
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Drue ranks #4,344 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,320 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,304 born since 1915, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,344 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,320 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,304
- born since 1915
- 1990s
- peak decade
Drue's 1,304 recorded births place it above 90.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Drue compares
1,304 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Drue's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Drue | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,304 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 46 | 34 | 22,252 |
Drue's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Drue splits its recorded history at 1978: 68% of all births land in the more recent half, 32% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1920 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 46 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Drue popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Drue popularity over time - girls
1,132 total births recorded since 1893 (Drue as girls' name)
Drue by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (232 births, 18% of the file).
1990s was Drue's strongest decade.
232 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Drue births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 27
1910s
27 births
- 1920s 47
1920s
47 births
- 1930s 33
1930s
33 births
- 1940s 37
1940s
37 births
- 1950s 59
1950s
59 births
- 1960s
1960s
113 births
- 1970s
1970s
129 births
- 1980s
1980s
150 births
- 1990s
1990s
232 births
- 2000s
2000s
148 births
- 2010s
2010s
131 births
- 2020s
2020s
198 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 232 births (18% of all-time use).
How Drue 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 Drue's total volume
Drue by state
Where Drue concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 40 | 3.1% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #3 | California | | 7 | 0.5% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Arkansas | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Maryland | | 5 | 0.4% |
40 of 1,304 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Drue's data
- Drue's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (232 total births) through the 2020s (198) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Drues (40 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Drue
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Drue: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Drue 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.