Given name & surname
Drue
“a mighty woman”·“one who is wise”
Drue is a variant of Drusilla. In Latin use, Drusilla carries the interpretation “a mighty woman.” Drue is a variant of Drew. One Welsh interpretation is “one who is wise.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Drue is a variant of Drusilla. In Latin use, Drusilla carries the interpretation “a mighty woman.” Drue is a variant of Drew. One Welsh interpretation is “one who is wise.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1893. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Drue through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,436
- 1,304 boys · 1,132 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 104 babies
- 2025
- 104
- #2,551 for girls · #3,331 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +173%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 69 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,551 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 241.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 35 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Louisiana had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (9). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,603 as a first name in 2020; 107 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Drue’s family of names
Drue has a related form in Drew. Drue has a related form in Drusilla.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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