Drew
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About Drew
Drew is an elegant formerly male-only alternative to Andy that joined the stylishly upscale Paige-Brooke-Blair sorority, thanks largely to Drew Barrymore. Barrymore comes by her first name legitimately: it was the maiden name of her paternal great-grandmother, Georgiana 'Georgie' Drew Barrymore, one of many esteemed actors in her family history.
Jessica Simpson used Drew as the middle name of her daughter Maxwell.
Pronounced DROO.
As of October 2026, Drew ranked #706 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #615 in 1999, Nameberry popularity #914.
Editor's take: The name Drew is a girl's name of English origin meaning "strong and manly".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,163 | 212 | 118.7 |
| 2015 | #1,185 | 213 | 119.3 |
| 2016 | #1,165 | 216 | 121.9 |
| 2017 | #1,192 | 205 | 118.7 |
| 2018 | #1,280 | 179 | 105.2 |
| 2019 | #1,263 | 184 | 109.6 |
| 2020 | #942 | 272 | 168.3 |
| 2021 | #819 | 339 | 206.6 |
| 2022 | #846 | 332 | 202.4 |
| 2023 | #760 | 370 | 230.6 |
| 2024 | #695 | 404 | 249.4 |
| 2025 | #706 | 399 | 248.2 |
World rankings
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Drew on lists
Famous Drews
- Drew Blyth Barrymore
American actress
- Drew Ryniewicz
American pop singer
- Drew Sidora
American actress and singer
- Maxwell Drew Johnson
daughter of Jessica Simpson
- Drew Hazel East (b. 2019)
daughter of Shawn Johnson and Andrew East.
Drew in pop culture
- Drew Saturday
character in animated series The Secret Saturdays
- Drew Tanaka
character in the Heroes of Olympus series
- Nancy Drew
title character in the mystery series of the same name
- Jessica Drew aka Spider
Woman, character in Marvel Comics
- “Drew looks at me.”
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