Drew Name Popularity

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How popular is Drew?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Drew, ranked the 461st Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 500 most popular, Drew has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

Position 126, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 1985 with 2,276 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Drew was less than 5, most recently in 1908.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Drew occurred roughly during the years 1918-1922, 1934-1946, 1951-1956, 1973-1985, and 1992-1995, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 2010-2017.

The popularity trend for Drew has steadily decreased for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Drew for their newborn has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Drew?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a low point.

The name Drew still has a solid footing but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Drew (Girl)		Drew (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		177	1,283	628	461
2017		205	1,186	673	453
2016		216	1,161	798	396
2015		212	1,188	893	363
2014		211	1,163	1,062	323
2013		225	1,091	1,179	296
2012		234	1,069	1,237	282
2011		170	1,353	1,232	285
2010		167	1,384	1,413	247
2009		176	1,355	1,263	272
2008		170	1,398	1,479	244
2007		210	1,199	1,830	214
2006		197	1,222	1,859	207
2005		252	970	1,949	198
2004		240	987	1,666	212
2003		200	1,102	1,573	222
2002		214	1,015	1,575	217
2001		264	865	1,565	219
2000		283	803	1,948	188
1999		395	615	2,009	175
1998		276	779	1,803	188
1997		250	829	1,991	171
1996		287	734	2,100	165
1995		280	730	2,178	160
1994		194	956	1,856	171
1993		166	1,091	1,852	173
1992		126	1,329	1,779	182
1991		94	1,612	1,805	177
1990		85	1,722	1,953	160
1989		81	1,687	2,011	150
1988		72	1,760	1,753	159
1987		100	1,365	1,759	160
1986		112	1,226	2,000	138
1985		121	1,173	2,276	126
1984		79	1,465	1,765	154
1983		74	1,523	1,376	182
1982		36	2,597	1,015	230
1981		19	4,043	915	243
1980		7	8,386	721	287
1979		15	4,674	623	312
1978		6	8,830	548	320
1977		< 5	--	487	357
1976		7	7,505	420	373
1975		6	8,270	376	397
1974		7	7,099	378	398
1973		< 5	--	303	453
1972		< 5	--	322	443
1971		6	7,640	314	460
1970		5	8,336	404	403
1969		< 5	--	376	410
1968		< 5	--	400	390
1967		< 5	--	375	391
1966		< 5	--	430	362
1965		10	4,280	411	382
1964		7	5,623	419	388
1963		8	4,998	421	389
1962		6	6,049	438	382
1961		13	3,652	567	329
1960		12	3,754	553	328
1959		17	2,899	540	334
1958		7	5,029	440	370
1957		20	2,583	472	347
1956		15	3,086	487	338
1955		11	3,636	259	460
1954		11	3,553	261	447
1953		11	3,533	213	482
1952		8	4,219	214	475
1951		11	3,327	195	484
1950		10	3,496	202	472
1949		5	5,453	206	461
1948		< 5	--	185	488
1947		7	4,472	213	460
1946		12	2,917	234	415
1945		5	4,727	88	646
1944		8	3,460	72	732
1943		5	4,854	74	755
1942		6	4,246	55	891
1941		< 5	--	48	919
1940		< 5	--	49	910
1939		5	4,419	44	943
1938		< 5	--	36	1,081
1937		< 5	--	20	1,547
1936		< 5	--	29	1,232
1935		< 5	--	25	1,367
1934		< 5	--	19	1,621
1933		5	4,379	30	1,213
1932		< 5	--	31	1,220
1931		5	4,498	30	1,258
1930		< 5	--	39	1,120
1929		< 5	--	22	1,577
1928		< 5	--	23	1,578
1927		< 5	--	24	1,571
1926		< 5	--	25	1,483
1925		< 5	--	21	1,696
1924		< 5	--	21	1,739
1923		5	5,156	22	1,653
1922		< 5	--	34	1,245
1921		6	4,621	23	1,596
1920		< 5	--	27	1,431
1919		< 5	--	26	1,417
1918		7	3,980	20	1,730
1917		< 5	--	26	1,373
1916		< 5	--	26	1,348
1915		< 5	--	26	1,317
1914		< 5	--	19	1,404
1913		< 5	--	21	1,122
1912		< 5	--	13	1,375
1911		< 5	--	7	1,423
1910		< 5	--	14	829
1909		< 5	--	5	1,513
1908		< 5	--	< 5	--
1907		< 5	--	8	1,020
1906		< 5	--	6	1,153
1905		< 5	--	6	1,129
1904		< 5	--	8	904
1903		< 5	--	< 5	--
1902		< 5	--	< 5	--
1901		< 5	--	< 5	--
1900		< 5	--	8	985
1899		< 5	--	< 5	--
1898		< 5	--	< 5	--
1897		< 5	--	6	975
1896		< 5	--	5	1,139
1895		< 5	--	5	1,123
1894		< 5	--	6	985
1893		< 5	--	5	1,083
1892		< 5	--	6	989
1891		< 5	--	< 5	--
1890		< 5	--	5	1,043
1889		< 5	--	5	1,009
1888		< 5	--	10	663
1887		< 5	--	< 5	--
1886		< 5	--	12	551
1885		< 5	--	< 5	--
1884		< 5	--	8	715
1883		< 5	--	11	567
1882		< 5	--	11	584
1881		< 5	--	8	664
1880		< 5	--	6	845

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.