True is an uncommon variant of Troy that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2024.
True is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,050 among boys (211) and #1,387 among girls (158) — overall #1,459 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 369 | 369 | #1,387 | #1,050 |
| 2024 | 437 | 437 | #1,163 | #982 |
| 2023 | 429 | 429 | #1,173 | #984 |
| 2022 | 396 | 396 | #1,176 | #1,120 |
| 2021 | 410 | 410 | #1,134 | #1,095 |
| 2020 | 335 | 335 | #1,302 | #1,170 |
| 2019 | 296 | 296 | #1,507 | #1,248 |
| 2018 | 177 | 177 | #2,272 | #1,669 |
| 2017 | 93 | 93 | #4,371 | #2,237 |
| 2016 | 77 | 77 | #4,525 | #2,723 |
| 2015 | 95 | 95 | #3,983 | #2,326 |
| 2014 | 111 | 111 | #3,324 | #2,202 |
| 2013 | 92 | 92 | #3,696 | #2,490 |
| 2012 | 99 | 99 | #3,522 | #2,411 |
| 2011 | 69 | 69 | #3,779 | #3,786 |
| 2010 | 70 | 70 | #4,965 | #2,911 |
| 2009 | 69 | 69 | #4,470 | #3,269 |
| 2008 | 62 | 62 | #6,337 | #3,000 |
| 2007 | 75 | 75 | #4,937 | #2,716 |
| 2006 | 44 | 44 | #5,538 | #4,846 |
| 2005 | 52 | 52 | #5,105 | #3,702 |
| 2004 | 46 | 46 | #5,541 | #3,992 |
| 2003 | 43 | 43 | #6,042 | #3,832 |
| 2002 | 31 | 31 | #7,419 | #4,895 |
| 2001 | 48 | 48 | #7,294 | #2,857 |
| 2000 | 35 | 35 | #10,697 | #3,294 |
| 1999 | 40 | 40 | #7,212 | #3,174 |
| 1998 | 35 | 35 | #10,071 | #3,086 |
| 1997 | 24 | — | #10,775 | #4,230 |
| 1996 | 29 | — | #7,551 | #4,008 |
| 1995 | 40 | — | #4,841 | #3,549 |
| 1994 | 32 | — | #7,585 | #3,459 |
| 1993 | 18 | — | #13,352 | #4,976 |
| 1992 | 11 | — | #13,253 | #9,725 |
| 1991 | 8 | — | — | #6,481 |
| 1990 | 10 | — | #15,143 | #9,403 |
| 1989 | 5 | — | — | #9,147 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | — | #7,209 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | — | #8,068 |
| 1984 | 12 | — | #10,353 | #6,273 |
| 1982 | 16 | — | #7,446 | #5,587 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | — | #7,227 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | — | #7,238 |
| 1973 | 6 | — | — | #5,058 |
| 1969 | 6 | — | #7,430 | — |
| 1956 | 6 | — | #5,918 | — |
| 1950 | 6 | — | — | #3,652 |
| 1947 | 6 | — | — | #3,706 |
| 1946 | 13 | — | #4,390 | #3,495 |
| 1943 | 7 | — | #4,168 | — |
| 1939 | 7 | — | #3,751 | — |
| 1938 | 5 | — | #4,945 | — |
| 1936 | 10 | — | #2,841 | — |
| 1933 | 7 | — | #3,715 | — |
| 1931 | 5 | — | #4,912 | — |
| 1929 | 7 | — | #4,017 | — |
| 1928 | 8 | — | #3,721 | — |
| 1927 | 9 | — | — | #3,129 |
| 1926 | 5 | — | — | #4,779 |
| 1925 | 20 | — | #3,342 | #2,922 |
| 1924 | 13 | — | #4,404 | #4,313 |
| 1923 | 10 | — | — | #2,923 |
| 1922 | 11 | — | #4,959 | #4,901 |
| 1921 | 11 | — | #5,049 | #4,919 |
| 1920 | 10 | — | — | #2,945 |
| 1919 | 22 | — | #2,498 | #3,368 |
| 1918 | 17 | — | #4,763 | #2,686 |
| 1917 | 13 | — | #5,256 | #3,191 |
| 1916 | 12 | — | #3,890 | #4,471 |
| 1915 | 12 | — | #3,766 | #4,341 |
| 1914 | 7 | — | — | #2,887 |
| 1913 | 5 | — | #3,662 | — |
| 1905 | 6 | — | #1,907 | — |
| 1904 | 5 | — | #2,146 | — |
| 1898 | 5 | — | — | #1,278 |
| 1895 | 7 | — | — | #970 |
| 1882 | 5 | — | — | #1,084 |