Given name & surname
Dru
“a mighty woman”·“manly; a warrior”·“one who is wise”
Dru is a variant of Drusilla. In Latin use, Drusilla carries the interpretation “a mighty woman.” In English use, Dru is a diminutive of Andrew. One Greek interpretation is “manly; a warrior.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dru is a variant of Drusilla. In Latin use, Drusilla carries the interpretation “a mighty woman.” In English use, Dru is a diminutive of Andrew. One Greek interpretation is “manly; a warrior.” Dru is a variant of Drew. One Welsh interpretation is “one who is wise.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Dru is a diminutive of Andrew. An origin associated with Andrew is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Dru is a diminutive of Andrew. In English usage, Dru is a diminutive of Drucilla.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1943. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dru through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,654
- 2,788 boys · 1,866 girls
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 152 babies
- 2025
- 100
- #2,366 for boys · #3,594 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +43%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 60% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 58 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,366 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 47.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 99 in 1999. It also appeared in 42 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (9). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,637 as a first name in 2020; a sample rank of No. 85,715 among surnames in 1990.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dru’s family of names
In English usage, Dru is a diminutive of Andrew. Dru has a related form in Drew. In English usage, Dru is a diminutive of Drucilla.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Dru
- Dru DruryBritish entomologist (1724-1803)1725–1803
- Dru SmithAmerican basketball playerborn 1997
- Dru Joyce IIIAmerican basketball player and coachborn 1985
- Dru DownAmerican rapperborn 1969
- Dru C. GladneyAmerican anthropologist1956–2022
- Dru SamiaAmerican football player (born 1997)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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