How Many People Are Named Dru?
An estimated 4,220 people in the United States have the first name Dru. It is used for both genders, with 60.0% male. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Dru peaked in popularity in 2004 with 152 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dru as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Dru paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Dru is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
4,220
About 1 in 81,221 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
60.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
2004
152 births
Total Registered
4,552
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dru
Dru is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (60.0%) and females (40.0%). Out of 4,552 total births registered, 2,729 were male and 1,823 were female.
Dru as a male name
Ranked #2,373 in 2024
59 male births in 2024
Peak: 1999 (99 births)
Dru as a female name
Ranked #3,399 in 2024
46 female births in 2024
Peak: 2004 (80 births)
Dru: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dru span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 850 babies were registered. While Dru is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Dru by Decade
How has Dru tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Dru by State
Birth registrations for Dru span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Louisiana. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Maryland, Georgia. On average, about 40 Drus were registered per state.
Dru + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dru as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dru
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Dru: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dru?
We estimate approximately 4,220 people named Dru are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 81,221 Americans share this first name.
Is Dru a common name?
Dru is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,552 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dru most popular?
Dru reached peak popularity in 2004, when 152 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dru is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dru a male name?
Dru is predominantly male. 60.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dru Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dru Smith, Dru Johnson, Dru Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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