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How popular is the name Dru?
Births per year, rank history and how many Drus are alive today.
Dru (male) is a shortened form of the name Andrew. Dru itself was last registered for 3 babies in 2021; most Drus are registered as Andrew, which ranked 334th in 2025 with 127 babies.
Most people called Dru 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 Dru.
How many babies are named Dru or Andrew each year?
Combined registrations of Andrew, Dru. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Andrew rank as a registered name?
Where does Dru 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 Dru short for Andrew?
Yes - Dru is a shortened form of Andrew. Drus are usually registered as Andrew at birth.
When was the name Dru most popular?
The full name Andrew peaked in 1964, when around 21,300 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Dru itself peaked as a registered name in 1999, with 15 babies.
How many people are called Dru?
There's no official count of people who go by Dru, 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 Dru.
How old is the typical Dru?
Most people called Dru are registered as Andrew. Most living Andrews are between 45 and 64; the most common age is about 61.
Is Dru becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1964 peak.