Drew is a boy's name of Irish and Celtic origin meaning “Descendant of the Druid.” In 2024 it was given to 550 boys in the United States.
Drew belongs to the Irish & Celtic tradition. Its meaning — “Descendant of the Druid” — is the sense carried by its Irish and Celtic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Drew first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #126 in 1985, and in 2024 550 babies received the name — 78,045 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Drew means “Descendant of the Druid” in its Irish and Celtic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Drew is a boy name. In 2024, 550 babies received the name in the US.
Drew comes from the Irish & Celtic tradition.
Drew first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #126 in 1985, and 550 babies were given the name in 2024.
Drew is pronounced /dɹuː/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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