NameTides

Drew

Drew was the #553 boys' name in the US in 2025 (541 babies), and #976 in England & Wales and #525 in Canada.

Drew as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Drew as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020IrelandCanadaUSScotlandEngland & Wales
Drew as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#553 (541)#976 (31)#560 (5)—#402 (9)#525 (56)
2024#542 (551)#945 (33)#404 (8)#339 (4)#520 (6)#525 (54)
2023#539 (549)#1,018 (29)#482 (6)#348 (4)#660 (4)#553 (49)
2022#521 (568)#699 (48)#342 (10)#414 (3)—#506 (55)
2021#508 (579)#790 (41)#437 (7)#374 (4)#498 (6)#623 (44)
2020#531 (538)#856 (34)#599 (4)#392 (3)#637 (4)#517 (51)
2019#517 (552)#762 (42)#355 (9)——#681 (37)
2018#461 (631)#711 (48)#275 (14)—#520 (6)#524 (53)
2017#454 (675)#613 (59)#333 (11)#363 (4)#547 (5)#382 (80)
2016#398 (800)#681 (51)#442 (7)#281 (6)#491 (6)#460 (63)
2015#363 (896)#518 (75)#337 (10)#288 (6)#503 (6)#301 (110)
2014#323 (1,062)#566 (63)#302 (13)#346 (4)—#297 (117)
2013#299 (1,179)#439 (92)#335 (11)#303 (5)#605 (4)#326 (96)
2012#282 (1,239)#425 (93)#301 (12)#273 (6)#401 (9)#286 (113)
2011#285 (1,232)#441 (86)#246 (16)#261 (6)#540 (5)#338 (89)

Drew as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Drew as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Drew as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#705 (399)#2,278 (12)———#799 (36)
2024#696 (404)#2,254 (12)———#753 (39)
2023#759 (370)#1,863 (15)——#856 (3)#848 (32)
2022#843 (332)#1,452 (21)#470 (6)—#634 (5)#679 (41)
2021#819 (339)#1,505 (20)#558 (5)——#690 (42)
2020#942 (272)#1,687 (17)——#834 (3)#761 (37)
2019#1,259 (184)#1,562 (19)#765 (3)—#502 (7)#1,186 (21)
2018#1,279 (179)#1,490 (21)———#1,376 (17)
2017#1,190 (205)#1,911 (15)#666 (4)——#1,382 (17)
2016#1,164 (216)#1,525 (21)———#1,533 (15)
2015#1,183 (213)#1,649 (18)———#1,016 (25)
2014#1,161 (213)#1,702 (17)———#948 (28)
2013#1,091 (226)#1,018 (35)#816 (3)#440 (3)#660 (5)#1,206 (20)
2012#1,069 (234)#1,253 (26)#665 (4)—#907 (3)#819 (33)
2011#1,354 (170)#1,327 (23)#674 (4)——#1,154 (21)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1985 at #126.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • In 2025, 42% of US babies named Drew were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 3,200 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 3,200uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 8,800uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 3,900uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 2,600uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 2,800uncommon
USGirls2025about 1 in 4,000uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 21,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 4,100uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Drew is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 3,200 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 3,200 to 1 in 3,200.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Drew by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #340WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #529WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: #191NDMinnesota: #373MNIllinois: #606ILMichigan: #445MINew York: #620NYMassachusetts: #335MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #483INOhio: #470OHPennsylvania: #477PANew Jersey: #543NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #615CAUtah: #248UTColorado: #680CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #457MOKentucky: #422KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #670VAMaryland: #571MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #927AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: #590KSArkansas: #398ARTennessee: #477TNNorth Carolina: #718NCSouth Carolina: #743SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #621OKLouisiana: #231LAMississippi: #471MSAlabama: #573ALGeorgia: #756GAHawaii: #214HITexas: #533TXFlorida: #662FL
Drew (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#54222
Quebec2025#7165

Drew (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
DrewCanadaGirls#79936
DrewCanadaBoys#52556
DrewEngland & WalesGirls#2,27812
DrewEngland & WalesBoys#97631
DrewIrelandGirls—too few
DrewIrelandBoys#4029
DrewNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
DrewNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
DrewScotlandGirls—too few
DrewScotlandBoys#5605
DrewUSGirls#705399
DrewUSBoys#553541