Mostly boys · peaked in 1985
Drew name popularity since 1925
87,593 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Drew (10.8% girls, 89.2% boys). Half of them were born in 1996 or earlier, so the typical Drew is about 30 years old in 2026. Drew peaked in 1985 as the #126 name for boys, and it ranked #553 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 87,593
- Named Drew, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #553
- for boys in 2025 (541 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 89.2% boys
- 9,475 girls · 78,118 boys
- Most popular in
- Iowa
- 1.95× its national share
Peak year is the year Drew made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Drew births per year, 1925–2025
1985 was the biggest year for Drew both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1980 and 1985, Drew became 3.1× more common, from 1 in 2,480 baby boys to 1 in 812.
- Steepest fall: Between 2014 and 2019, its share of baby boys fell by 44%, from 1 in 1,810 to 1 in 3,250.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Drew's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Drew.
Decade by decade
Babies named Drew in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 115 | – |
| 1930s | 15 | 303 | #1,367 |
| 1940s | 48 | 1,224 | #646 |
| 1950s | 121 | 3,280 | #459 |
| 1960s | 56 | 4,386 | #383 |
| 1970s | 51 | 4,168 | #397 |
| 1980s | 702 | 15,592 | #126 |
| 1990s | 2,153 | 19,334 | #160 |
| 2000s | 2,206 | 16,710 | #198 |
| 2010s | 2,007 | 9,680 | #363 |
| 2020–25 | 2,116 | 3,326 | #553 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
34.6% of babies named Drew from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Drew is most popular
The index compares Drew's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Drew.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 1.95× | 2,045 |
| North Dakota | 1.74× | 453 |
| Nebraska | 1.72× | 999 |
| Utah | 1.69× | 1,188 |
| Minnesota | 1.62× | 2,447 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Drew's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Drew.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Drew (1985).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data