Entry № 0676 · English, Germanic origin

Drew Drew — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ DROO /
Gender
Girl
Origin
English, Germanic
Meaning
"Manly / strong (Drew Barrymore, Drew Barrymore Show)"
Syllables
1
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Modern (English)

A name that means "manly / strong (drew barrymore, drew barrymore show)".

Drew is the English short form of Andrew — from the Greek *Andreas*, aner (man) — used in the United States as a unisex name since the 1980s. **Drew Barrymore (born 1975)** — **American actress, talk-show host, and producer; granddaughter of John Barrymore and a fourth-generation member of the Barrymore acting dynasty**. **Breakthrough role at age 7 in *E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial* (1982)**; childhood-actress career disrupted by addiction (she emancipated from her parents at 15) and later resurrected as adult lead in *The Wedding Singer* (1998), *Charlie's Angels* (2000), *50 First Dates* (2004), and *Never Been Kissed* (1999). **Founded Flower Beauty cosmetics line (2013) and the Flower Films production company that has produced 18+ films**. **The Drew Barrymore Show (2020-present)** — daytime talk show that won the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show (2023, 2024). **Memoir *Wildflower* (2015) — *New York Times* bestseller**. **Drew Sidora** (*The Real Housewives of Atlanta*).

Subject of countless Hollywood-dynasty profiles.

Manly / strong. E.T. at age 7; The Drew Barrymore Show won Daytime Emmys in 2023 and 2024.

The name in its native script.

Drew
Transliteration
Drew
Pronunciation
/ druː /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Drew stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Drew · last year
110 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Drews before her.

Real people
Drew Barrymore
American actress and producer.
born 1975
In fiction
Drew
Various American TV.

Names connected to Drew.

The number behind Drew.

4

The Builder

Drew reduces to four — the number of Barrymore dynasty.

Why families chose this name.

"Barrymore's strong. Four letters. Drew."
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