Drew
Pronounced D R UW1 (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 1985
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Drew?
Drew is a name given to both boys and girls, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 91,690 children — the 359th most common boys' name on record.
It is falling away, down 54% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1985, when 2,316 children were given it.
Dru is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Roughly 12% of children named Drew are girls, so the split is a real one rather than a rounding error.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Drew and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Dru
Nicknames
Drew is itself a short form of Andrew.
Characteristics
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- D R UW1
- Stress pattern:
- 1
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Drew
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Drew
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Drew?
- Drew ranks 359th among boys' names in US records, with 91,690 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 6,871.
- Is Drew a unisex name?
- Yes. About 12% of children given the name are girls, which is a genuine split rather than a rounding error.
- When was Drew most popular?
- 1985, when 2,316 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Drew spelled?
- Dru. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.