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Drue

46% girls, 54% boys · 104 born in 2025

Drue has been given to about 2,436 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 2,082
Median age today26 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Drue per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 104
  • Born in 2025104
  • All time2,436

How popular is Drue?

Its best year was 2025, when 104 babies were given the name, ranking 2551st. The typical living American called Drue is about 26 years old today. It is relatively most common in Louisiana, where it accounts for 0.04% of births.

Names that sound like Drue

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. True0.81
  2. Larue0.65
  3. Sue0.62
  4. Dru0.64
  5. Lue0.62
  6. Drake0.56
  7. Duke0.56
  8. Dhruv0.53

Middle names for Drue

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

Sibling names for Drue

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Kaelisister · 0.92
  2. Calbrother · 0.89
  3. Barronbrother · 0.89
  4. Aureliobrother · 0.89
  5. Romysister · 0.88
  6. Emeraldsister · 0.88

Where Drue is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Louisiana0.04%
  2. Washington0.01%
  3. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Drue Wilson0.75
  2. Drue Williams0.75
  3. Drue Walker0.75
  4. Drue Turner0.75
  5. Drue Torres0.75
  6. Drue Thompson0.75

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 Drue

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

Drue 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.