Dru

Meaning: Manly, brave
Origin: Greek — Short form of Andrew

Boy's name · #2366 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Dru is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1950, it stood at #2366 in 2025; about 2,800 boys have been named Dru along the way.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#4,658 in Ecuador (2021) · #4,789 in England & Wales (2021) · #2,263 in Canada (2005).

Famous Drus

Dru Joyce — American basketball player and coach (born 1985)
Dru Smith — American basketball player (born 1997)
Dru Down — American rapper (born 1971)
Dru Drury — British entomologist (1725–1804)
Dru Brown — American gridiron football player (born 1997)

In stories & tradition

Dru Gru — Despicable Me 3 (film)

What Drus become

Among 40 notable people named Dru:

Entertainers appear 1.77× more often than among typical names — e.g. Dru Down, American rapper (born 1971).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Drew (#553), Jrue (#817), and Jru (#1516), Dru 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: Andy · Jaysen · Dream · Jru · Blaize · Hero

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