Actress Drew Blythe Barrymore was born on February 22, 1975 in California. Drew captured the hearts of the world early in her life, as she made her acting debut at age 7 in the 1982 film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
Starring in numerous well-loved films, today Drew has her own talk show — The Drew Barrymore Show.
Traditionally a masculine short form of Andrew, Barrymore brought this androgynous diminutive into the spotlight for baby girls. For Barrymore, her parents were inspired by her great-grandmother’s maiden name.
Drew cracked the US Top 1000 for girls for the first time in 1994 and charted throughout the following decade. After a hiatus from 2005 to 2020, Drew is now back at #840.
While as a boy’s name Drew is on a steady downswing after its peak in the 80s and 90s, Drew for a girl is cooler than ever. Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson named her daughter Drew Hazel in 2019 after her father Andrew.
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