How Many People Are Named Drue?
An estimated 1,978 people in the United States have the first name Drue. It is used for both genders, with 54.4% male. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Drue peaked in popularity in 2023 with 98 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Drue 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 Drue paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Drue is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
1,978
About 1 in 173,283 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
54.4% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
2023
98 births
Total Registered
2,332
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Drue
Drue is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (54.4%) and females (45.6%). Out of 2,332 total births registered, 1,269 were male and 1,063 were female.
Drue as a male name
Ranked #3,165 in 2024
38 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (46 births)
Drue as a female name
Ranked #2,930 in 2024
56 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (56 births)
Drue: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Drue span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 389 babies were registered. Drue remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Drue by Decade
How has Drue 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.
Drue by State
Birth registrations for Drue span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Maryland, California. The lowest are in Michigan, Louisiana, Georgia. On average, about 11 Drues were registered per state.
Drue + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Drue as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Drue
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Drue: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Drue?
We estimate approximately 1,978 people named Drue 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 173,283 Americans share this first name.
Is Drue a common name?
Drue is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,332 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Drue most popular?
Drue reached peak popularity in 2023, when 98 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Drue is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Drue a male name?
Drue is predominantly male. 54.4% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Drue Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Drue Smith, Drue Johnson, Drue 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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