Dru is a short form of Andrew, the Greek name that means "manly" or "brave", spelled the way it sounds; it also echoes the Roman family name Drusus. Its best-known use in American culture is the R&B group Dru Hill, named after a park in Baltimore. Dru stood at number 1520 in the United States in 2000, dropped as low as number 4329 in 2015, recovered to number 2004 in 2021 and ranks number 2366 among boys' names in 2025.