Dru is an uncommon variant of Drew that peaked in 2004 and remains in steady use.
Dru is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,366 among boys (58) and #3,594 among girls (42) — overall #3,537 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 100 | 100 | #3,594 | #2,366 |
| 2024 | 105 | 105 | #3,417 | #2,382 |
| 2023 | 123 | 123 | #3,396 | #2,004 |
| 2022 | 116 | 116 | #3,664 | #2,042 |
| 2021 | 115 | 115 | #3,697 | #2,004 |
| 2020 | 85 | 85 | #4,193 | #2,475 |
| 2019 | 80 | 80 | #4,032 | #2,819 |
| 2018 | 88 | 88 | #4,175 | #2,425 |
| 2017 | 78 | 78 | #4,602 | #2,606 |
| 2016 | 59 | 59 | #5,180 | #3,381 |
| 2015 | 45 | 45 | #5,883 | #4,329 |
| 2014 | 52 | 52 | #5,199 | #3,933 |
| 2013 | 60 | 60 | #5,363 | #3,143 |
| 2012 | 56 | 56 | #4,870 | #3,826 |
| 2011 | 59 | 59 | #5,107 | #3,384 |
| 2010 | 67 | 67 | #7,626 | #2,440 |
| 2009 | 60 | 60 | #6,634 | #2,965 |
| 2008 | 63 | 63 | #5,479 | #3,125 |
| 2007 | 83 | 83 | #4,993 | #2,383 |
| 2006 | 82 | 82 | #4,490 | #2,457 |
| 2005 | 95 | 95 | #3,895 | #2,118 |
| 2004 | 152 | 152 | #2,211 | #1,752 |
| 2003 | 72 | 72 | #4,709 | #2,367 |
| 2002 | 61 | 61 | #7,158 | #2,262 |
| 2001 | 70 | 70 | #7,065 | #1,963 |
| 2000 | 112 | 112 | #3,823 | #1,520 |
| 1999 | 124 | 124 | #4,485 | #1,252 |
| 1998 | 94 | 94 | #6,466 | #1,437 |
| 1997 | 101 | — | #5,278 | #1,355 |
| 1996 | 57 | — | #4,922 | #2,228 |
| 1995 | 73 | — | #3,910 | #1,868 |
| 1994 | 50 | — | #6,788 | #2,190 |
| 1993 | 49 | — | #5,746 | #2,308 |
| 1992 | 45 | — | #7,675 | #2,228 |
| 1991 | 52 | — | #7,086 | #1,928 |
| 1990 | 41 | — | #7,000 | #2,390 |
| 1989 | 48 | — | #7,111 | #1,961 |
| 1988 | 33 | — | #8,617 | #2,389 |
| 1987 | 51 | — | #4,913 | #1,839 |
| 1986 | 60 | — | #4,071 | #1,625 |
| 1985 | 62 | — | #3,760 | #1,603 |
| 1984 | 67 | — | #3,442 | #1,464 |
| 1983 | 48 | — | #5,922 | #1,604 |
| 1982 | 39 | — | #6,486 | #1,907 |
| 1981 | 50 | — | #4,792 | #1,668 |
| 1980 | 30 | — | #8,389 | #2,237 |
| 1979 | 36 | — | #7,499 | #1,915 |
| 1978 | 33 | — | #8,837 | #1,883 |
| 1977 | 31 | — | #7,755 | #2,024 |
| 1976 | 23 | — | — | #2,067 |
| 1975 | 26 | — | — | #1,850 |
| 1974 | 26 | — | #6,400 | #2,302 |
| 1973 | 26 | — | #6,854 | #2,150 |
| 1972 | 34 | — | #5,201 | #1,834 |
| 1971 | 31 | — | #4,618 | #2,150 |
| 1970 | 44 | — | #4,302 | #1,530 |
| 1969 | 42 | — | #3,358 | #1,655 |
| 1968 | 39 | — | #5,265 | #1,406 |
| 1967 | 34 | — | #3,897 | #1,675 |
| 1966 | 37 | — | #4,022 | #1,520 |
| 1965 | 42 | — | #3,450 | #1,460 |
| 1964 | 43 | — | #2,845 | #1,668 |
| 1963 | 35 | — | #2,988 | #1,983 |
| 1962 | 55 | — | #1,955 | #1,822 |
| 1961 | 68 | — | #1,750 | #1,611 |
| 1960 | 57 | — | #1,899 | #1,784 |
| 1959 | 62 | — | #1,892 | #1,528 |
| 1958 | 61 | — | #1,662 | #1,858 |
| 1957 | 74 | — | #1,533 | #1,594 |
| 1956 | 64 | — | #1,492 | #2,303 |
| 1955 | 57 | — | #1,544 | #2,242 |
| 1954 | 66 | — | #1,379 | #2,235 |
| 1953 | 57 | — | #1,463 | #2,316 |
| 1952 | 40 | — | #1,793 | #2,729 |
| 1951 | 31 | — | #2,197 | #2,539 |
| 1950 | 32 | — | #1,971 | #2,834 |
| 1949 | 14 | — | #2,768 | — |
| 1947 | 8 | — | #4,084 | — |
| 1946 | 7 | — | #4,105 | — |
| 1943 | 7 | — | #3,904 | — |