Dru
Dru is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Dru
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dru is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Dru
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Dru as a girl name dates back to 1943, when 7 babies received it. 2004 was its biggest year on record, with 80 newborns named Dru — #2,203 in the national rankings. About 21% of every Dru on record arrived during the 1950s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Dru ranks #3,186 for girls with 50 births, rising sharply (+34% over the past five years). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Dru as a boy name dates back to 1950, when 8 babies received it. 1999 was its biggest year on record, with 99 newborns named Dru — #1,249 in the national rankings. As of 2026, Dru ranks #2,173 for boys with 68 births, rising sharply (+27% over the past five years). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Dru
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Dru. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Dru
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Dru
Dru is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1950 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Dru's peak popularity came in 1999 when it ranked #1,249. Use the chart and map above to compare Dru's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.