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Drew

Drew: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“manly”
Origin
Greek
Say it
DROO · 1 syllable
Used for
Boys (90% of all uses)

Commonly a short form of Andrew, from Greek Andreas. Drew is also found as an English and Scottish surname-derived given name.

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How popular is Drew?

2024287 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Drew in 2024954

2024 rank#542 boys

Peak year1995

Total US babies since 188087,138

Drew has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Drew

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Andrewmanly, brave · Greek
  • Andresmanly, brave · Greek
  • Andersonson of Anders · English
  • Andermanly, brave · Basque
  • Andimanly; brave · English
  • Jruemodern spelling of Drew · American (modern coinage)
  • Andersmanly; brave · Scandinavian
  • Andreasmanly, brave · Greek

Drew questions

What does the name Drew mean?

Drew means "manly". It comes from Greek. Commonly a short form of Andrew, from Greek Andreas. Drew is also found as an English and Scottish surname-derived given name.

Is Drew a boy or girl name?

Drew is mainly a boy's name in US records (90% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Drew?

954 US babies were named Drew in 2024. Its peak year was 1995.

How do you pronounce Drew?

Drew is usually pronounced DROO.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.