Drew

Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 22% girls / 78% boys

Origin: English

Drew first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 187 babies (rank #185 that year). In 2024 it was given to 55 boys (rank #522). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Drew

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Drew yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

4,507

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

187

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Drew

Drew Barrymoreautobiographer · b. 1975
Drew Weissmanimmunologist · b. 1959
Drew Careysports executive · b. 1958
Drew Gilpin Faustuniversity teacher · b. 1947
Drew Seeleyfilm actor · b. 1982

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	187	#185
1992	152	#205
1993	159	#195
1994	127	#214
1995	182	#185
1996	151	#209
1997	148	#200
1998	127	#221
1999	125	#213
2000	109	#232
2001	89	#272
2002	75	#307
2003	88	#279
2004	109	#246
2005	119	#238
2006	118	#249
2007	116	#259
2008	114	#272
2009	94	#335
2010	107	#291
2011	88	#340
2012	113	#287
2013	94	#328
2014	118	#290
2015	111	#303
2016	63	#459
2017	81	#383
2018	53	#529
2019	37	#695
2020	51	#525
2021	44	#635
2022	53	#528
2023	49	#558
2024	55	#522