Names Like Drew — Find Similar Baby Names
Drew is a 4-letter Scottish girls' name meaning “Abbreviation Of Andrew. Modern Actress Drew Barrymore.”. This page collects 111 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Dae and Daeg, Scottish cousins like Abhainn and Abhainn, Aibne, rhyming names ending in -rew like Carew and Andrew, and names sharing the “abbreviation” concept like Al and Alex.
For the full Drew profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Drew page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Drew
24 baby names that differ from Drew by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dae | 2 | Indian | Female | |
| Daeg | 2 | Black-Haired. | Irish | Male |
| Dael | 2 | Lives In The Valley | English | Female |
| Darek | 2 | Gifted Ruler. From Theodoric. | English | Male |
| Darel | 2 | See Darlene. | Anglo | Female |
| Daren | 2 | Hausa Of West Africa Name Meaning "Born At Night." | African | Male |
| De | 2 | Royalty | Vietnamese | Male |
| Dee | 2 | Abbreviation Of Names Beginning With The Letter D. | English | Female |
| Deen | 2 | God Will Judge | Hebrew | Male |
| Del | 2 | Surname Prefix Meaning Of The. Also Used As An Independent Name And... | French | Male |
| Derek | 2 | Gifted Ruler. From Theodoric. | German | Male |
| Des | 2 | Abbreviation Of Names Beginning With Des. | English | Male |
| Dev | 2 | Abbreviation Of Names Beginning With Dev-. | English | Male |
| Dabi | 3 | Dearly Loved | Hebrew | Male |
| Dace | 3 | Of The Nobility. | English | Male |
| Dacey | 3 | Of The Nobility. | English | Male |
| Dack | 3 | Reference To The French Town Dax. | English | Male |
| Dada | 3 | Yoruba Of Nigeria Name For Children With Curly Hair. | African | Female |
| Daena | 3 | From Denmark. Also A Variant Of Daniel. | English | Female |
| Daeva | 3 | Myth Name (An Evil Spirit) | Indian | Female |
| Dagen | 3 | Black-Haired. | Irish | Male |
| Dahr | 3 | Time, Age | Arabic | Male |
| Dahy | 3 | Quick And Agile | Irish | Male |
| Dai | 3 | Great | Japanese | Female |
More Scottish Names
24 baby names that share Drew’s Scottish origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Abhainn | River | Male |
| Abhainn, Aibne | River ACAIR, AKIR, ACAISEID | Male |
| Acair | Anchor | Male |
| Acaiseid | Anchor | Male |
| Achaius | Friend Of A Horse | Male |
| Adaira | From The Oak Tree Ford | Female |
| Adairia | From The Oak Tree Ford | Female |
| Adhamh | Of The Earth | Male |
| Aibne | River | Male |
| Ail | From The Stony Place | Male |
| Aila | From The Strong Place | Female |
| Ailbert | Noble | Male |
| Ailean | Handsome | Male |
| Aileana | From The Green Meadow | Female |
| Aileene | Variant Of Evelyn. | Female |
| Ailein | From The Green Meadow | Male |
| Aillig | From The Stony Place | Male |
| Ainslee | My Meadow | Female |
| Akir | Anchor | Male |
| Akira | Anchor AILA | Female |
| Alasdair | Defender Of Mankind. Variant Of Alexander | Male |
| Alastair | Defender Of Man | Male |
| Alec | Defender Of Mankind. Variant Of Alexander | Male |
| Aleck | Defender Of Mankind. Variant Of Alexander | Male |
4-Letter D-Names Like Drew
24 names that share Drew's exact length (4 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Drew's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Drew
Top 12 girls' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Drew.
Names That Rhyme with Drew
4 baby names that share Drew's last 3 letters — -rew. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
Names That Start Like Drew
7 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Drew — Dre-. Good for parents who like Drew's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drem | Mythical Son Of Dremidydd | Celtic | Male |
| Dreng | Warrior | Anglo | Male |
| Dreama | Unknown | English | Female |
| Dreena | Short Form Of Alexandrina. | Spanish | Female |
| Drefan | Trouble | Anglo | Male |
| Dreogan | Suffers | Anglo | Male |
| Dreyken | Lord Of The Dragons From A Popular Celtic Children?S Story. | Celtic | Male |