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Jul 2026

Dru

OriginFrench
Meaning"dear one, sweetheart"
GenderBoy
Also a girl's nameShow me Dru as a girl's name

About Dru

Variation of Drury

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#2,000#3,000#4,000'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014#3,9322613.5
2015#4,3292312
2016#3,3813317.4
2017#2,6064825.9
2018#2,4255429.7
2019#2,8184424.5
2020#2,4755230.1
2021#2,0257341.7
2022#2,0397442.4
2023#2,0037644.4
2024#2,3735934.2
2025#2,3665834
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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World rankings

#423↔️ Unisex

Dru in pop culture

  • General Dru

    Zod, character in "Superman" series

  • Dru

    the brother of Gru on Despicable Me 3

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