Jru is a modern American coinage, a bare-bones respelling of Drew, the short form of Andrew that goes back to the Greek for "manly" or "brave". The spelling with J follows the example of the NBA guard Jrue Holiday, whose first name is pronounced Drew. Jru first appeared in the records at number 3566 in 2016 and has climbed to number 1516 in 2025, its best rank so far.