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How popular is the name Drew?
Births per year, rank history and how many Drews are alive today.
Drew (male) is a shortened form of the name Andrew. Although Drew itself was given to 31 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 976th as a registered name), most Drews are registered as Andrew, which ranked 334th in 2025 with 127 babies.
Most people called Drew are registered as Andrew, and share that name's profile: the Andrew you are most likely to meet is around 61 years old. Half of all Andrews born in England and Wales are between 45 and 64, and there are at least 500,000 of them alive today. Only some Andrews go by Drew.
How many babies are named Drew or Andrew each year?
Combined registrations of Andrew, Drew. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Andrew rank as a registered name?
Where does Drew rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Drew short for Andrew?
Yes - Drew is a shortened form of Andrew. Drews are usually registered as Andrew at birth.
When was the name Drew most popular?
The full name Andrew peaked in 1964, when around 21,300 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Drew itself peaked as a registered name in 2001, with 225 babies.
How many people are called Drew?
There's no official count of people who go by Drew, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 500,000 people registered as Andrew born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Drew.
How old is the typical Drew?
Most people called Drew are registered as Andrew. Most living Andrews are between 45 and 64; the most common age is about 61.
Is Drew becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1964 peak.