Boys' name · since 1885
Drury
Drury has 214 recorded births since 1885 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,527 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 214
- born since 1885
- 1920s
- peak decade
Drury sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 214 recorded since 1885.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Drury has been recorded 214 times among boys since 1885, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1885 to 1999.
- #12,527 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 214 born since 1885
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Drury ranks #12,527 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 214 born since 1885, peaking in the 1920s.
- #12,527 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 214
- born since 1885
- 1920s
- peak decade
Drury's 214 recorded births place it above 72.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Drury's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Drury's full recorded timeline at 1940, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1885, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Drury popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–1999
- Peak year (1921)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
Drury by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (43 births, 20% of the file).
1920s was Drury's strongest decade.
43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Drury births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
30 births
- 1920s
1920s
43 births
- 1930s
1930s
38 births
- 1940s
1940s
24 births
- 1950s
1950s
27 births
- 1960s
1960s
25 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 43 births (20% of all-time use).
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What to do with Drury's data
- Drury's decade-level peak was the 1920s (43 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Drury: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~114 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, 1885–1999 (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 Drury 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.