How Many People Are Named Drew Cantu?

There are approximately 13 people named Drew Cantu living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 26,365,718 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Drew with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Cantu. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 26,365,718 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Drew

Last Name

Cantu

Drew: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Drew. The peak year was 1995 with 2,460 births. The average person named Drew today is 31 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Drew

In the 2020 Census, the first name Drew was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (85.76%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (4.51%) and Hispanic (4.24%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Drew in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Drew rose or fell over time.

White

85.76%

Black

4.51%

Hispanic

4.24%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.20%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.57%

Two or More Races

3.71%

Ancestry of the Cantu Surname

The surname Cantu was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Cantu in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

8.04%

Black

0.33%

Hispanic

90.63%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.26%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.29%

Two or More Races

0.45%

How we calculated this

The first name "Drew" has an estimated frequency of 0.0240% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Cantu" appears at a rate of 16.10 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Drew are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 13 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Drew

Drew Smith Drew Johnson Drew Williams Drew Brown Drew Jones Drew Garcia Drew Collins Drew Bennett

Other people with the surname Cantu

Michael Cantu James Cantu John Cantu David Cantu Robert Cantu William Cantu

Drew Cantu: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Drew Cantu?

We estimate approximately 13 people named Drew Cantu are alive in the United States today. The first name Drew is shared by 82,359 Americans, and the surname Cantu is shared by 55,175.

How rare is the name Drew Cantu?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 26,365,718 Americans. The first name Drew is uncommon and the surname Cantu is uncommon.

Is Drew a male or female name?

Drew is predominantly male, with 89.6% of bearers being male and 10.4% female. It peaked in popularity in 1995 and the average bearer today is 31 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Drew?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Drew was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (85.76%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (4.51%) and Hispanic (4.24%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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