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Drew

Boy's name · #553 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

60% boys · 40% girls — Drew is also given to girls: 399 in 2025, about 40% in recent years. Drew →

Popularity over time

Drew reached its best rank, #126, in 1985 and ranked #553 in 2025. About 79,000 boys have carried it since 1880.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 38 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#402 in Ireland (2025) · #525 in Canada (2025) · #560 in Scotland (2025) · #976 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,194 in Ecuador (2025) · #2,276 in Austria (2025) · #339 in N. Ireland (2024) · #4,088 in France (2014) · #271 in New Zealand (2011) · #97 in Australia (QLD) (1985).

Famous Drews

• Drew Weissman — American physician and immunologist (born 1959)
• Drew Carey — American comedian (born 1958)
• Drew McIntyre — Scottish professional wrestler (born 1985)
• Drew Fuller — American actor and former male model (born 1980)
• Drew Seeley — Canadian actor (born 1982)

In stories & tradition

• Drew^it — Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire (anime series)
• Drew Kirk — Neighbours (TV series)
• Drew Rock — Everybody Hates Chris (TV series)

What Drews become

Among 741 notable people named Drew:

Sports figures appear 2.7× more often than among typical names — e.g. Drew McIntyre, Scottish professional wrestler (born 1985).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Jrue (#817), Jru (#1516), and Dru (#2366), Drew would rank around #332 with about 1,000 births last year — the newborns split about 53/30/11/6 across Drew, Jrue, Jru, and Dru.

Similar names: Morgan · Drake · Krew · Devin · Dillon · Donovan

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