Tru Boy & girl

How popular is Tru?

#591 boy name in 2025

496 baby boys were named Tru in the US in 2025, making it the 591st most popular boy name. Another 262 girls got the name (#972 for girls).

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6,296living people named Tru (est.)
5median age of people named Tru
6,324babies named Tru since 1880
1 in 4,374US babies born in 2025

Tru popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#591 for boys (▲ 22 from 2024)
Babies in 2025496 boys, 262 girls
10-year trendRising fast (+589% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#2,001 in 2015, #812 in 2020
Peak year2025 (496 boys)
Highest rank#591 in 2025
First recorded1995
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)64% boys, 36% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.5% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Tru is most popular

Babies named Tru per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Louisiana: 1.3 per 1,000 (129 boys)
  2. Mississippi: 0.8 per 1,000 (48 boys)
  3. Arkansas: 0.7 per 1,000 (45 boys)
  4. Georgia: 0.7 per 1,000 (165 boys)
  5. Maryland: 0.6 per 1,000 (69 boys)

Tru by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1990s47#5,029
2000s288#2,450
2010s983#927
2020s2,476#591

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Questions

Is Tru a boy or girl name?
Tru is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 64% of babies named Tru were boys and 36% were girls.
How popular is the name Tru?
496 baby boys were named Tru in the US in 2025, making it the 591st most popular boy name. Another 262 girls got the name (#972 for girls).
When was Tru most popular?
Tru peaked in 2025, when 496 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #591 in 2025.
How many people are named Tru?
6,324 babies have been named Tru in the US since 1880. We estimate about 6,296 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 5.
Where is Tru most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Tru was most common in Louisiana, at 1.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.