Recorded 1885–1999 Boys' name Peak 1921 214 births

Drury — boys' name

214 babies named Drury in U.S. Social Security records since 1885, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s51910s301920s431930s381940s241950s271960s251980s111990s11
1920s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Drury was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

11 babies were named Drury in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Drury

The Social Security Administration has registered 214 babies named Drury between 1885 and 1999, spanning 115 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Drury currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Drury performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Drury shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Drury 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 214 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.

Drury at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

214

Since 1885

115 years of records

Peak year

1921

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1885

Recorded for 115 years

Last year on file: 1999

Drury popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1885

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1921)
11
Annual births at peak — across 115 years of records
4681012 19991964195419431932192319161885 5

Drury by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
43 births that decade — 20% of Drury's all-time total
1880s51910s301920s431930s381940s241950s271960s251980s111990s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Drury?
214 babies have been named Drury since 1885. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1921 with 11 births.
When was Drury most popular?
Drury was most popular in the 1920s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Drury been used?
Drury has been recorded in Social Security data since 1885, spanning 115 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Drury?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dru, Drue, 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, 1885–1999 (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.