Given name & surname · also Late Latin
Drusilla
“a mighty woman”
In Latin use, Drusilla carries the interpretation “a mighty woman.”
Original GreekΔρουσιλλα
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Latin use, Drusilla carries the interpretation “a mighty woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Late Latin.
How it developed
Drusilla is used as a feminine counterpart of Drusus.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Drusilla appears in Acts 24:24.
From biblical name research
Drusilla through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,938
- 0 boys · 2,938 girls
- Most popular year
- 1955
- 88 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #11,192 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,192 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 88 in 1955. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,538 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Drusilla’s family of names
In English usage, Drusilla has a diminutive in Dru. Drusilla is a feminine form of Drusus. In English usage, Drusilla has a related form in Drucilla.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Drusilla has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 17
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Drusilla
- Drusilla TanziItalian writer (1885–1963)
- Drusilla Dunjee HoustonAmerican writer (1876-1941)
- Drusilla WillsBritish actress (1884-1951)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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