unisex name
Drue
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,445
Drue is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 46% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 104 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 104 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 31,879 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1893.
Drue over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 |
| 1910s | 69 |
| 1920s | 65 |
| 1930s | 81 |
| 1940s | 96 |
| 1950s | 140 |
| 1960s | 177 |
| 1970s | 134 |
| 1980s | 216 |
| 1990s | 389 |
| 2000s | 316 |
| 2010s | 272 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 476 |
How popular is Drue?
In 2025, Drue was given to 104 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Drue is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Drue
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Drue also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Drue over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Drue
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Drue — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Drue
How popular is the name Drue?
In 2025, Drue was given to 104 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Drue a girl's or a boy's name?
Drue is used for both girls and boys. About 46% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Drue most popular?
Drue peaked in 2025, when 104 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Drue a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Drue currently ranks #2,555 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.