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Unisex name

Dru

/ˈdɹu/ · 40% girls, 60% boys · 100 born in 2025

Dru has been given to about 4,654 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2004, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈdɹu/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 4,265
Median age today27 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Dru per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2004 · 152
  • Born in 2025100
  • All time4,654

How popular is Dru?

Its best year was 2004, when 152 babies were given the name, ranking 2211th. The typical living American called Dru is about 27 years old today. It is relatively most common in Louisiana, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Dru

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Tru0.75
  2. Dhruv0.60
  3. Drew0.51
  4. Doug0.45

Middle names for Dru

Ranked by flow score
  1. Dru Noelle0.83
  2. Dru Belle0.83
  3. Dru Catherine0.80
  4. Dru Frances0.80
  5. Dru Josephine0.80
  6. Dru Hazel0.80

Sibling names for Dru

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Barronbrother · 0.92
  2. Eliseobrother · 0.90
  3. Valentinbrother · 0.90
  4. Marasister · 0.89
  5. Andiesister · 0.89
  6. Emeraldsister · 0.88

Where Dru is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Louisiana0.02%
  2. Indiana0.01%
  3. Tennessee0.01%
  4. Texas0.00%
  5. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Dru Wilson0.75
  2. Dru Williams0.75
  3. Dru Walker0.75
  4. Dru Torres0.75
  5. Dru Thompson0.75
  6. Dru Thomas0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Dru

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Dru across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.