Drue
Drue is a name. Notable people with this name include:
Meaning & Origin of Drue
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Drue is a name. Notable people with this name include:
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The Story of Drue
As a girl name
Drue first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1893, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 67 Drues were born — ranking #2,598 that year. As of 2026, Drue ranks #2,598 for girls with 67 births, rising sharply (+213% over the past five years). In total, more than 1K Drues have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Drue first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1915, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 48 Drues were born — ranking #2,698 that year. As of 2026, Drue ranks #2,698 for boys with 48 births, rising sharply (+128% over the past five years). In total, more than 1K Drues have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Drue
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About the name Drue
Drue is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Drue's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,957. Use the chart and map above to compare Drue'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 .
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