True Boy & girl
How popular is True?
#1,046 boy name in 2025
211 baby boys were named True in the US in 2025, making it the 1046th most popular boy name. Another 158 girls got the name (#1,382 for girls).
4,383living people named True (est.)
6median age of people named True
4,665babies named True since 1880
1 in 8,985US babies born in 2025
True popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,046 for boys (▼ 66 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 211 boys, 158 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+270% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,299 in 2015, #1,166 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2024 (230 boys) |
| Highest rank | #871 in 1895 |
| First recorded | 1882 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 52% boys, 48% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where True is most popular
Babies named True per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
True by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #942 |
| 1890s | 12 | #871 |
| 1910s | 44 | #2,542 |
| 1920s | 60 | #2,753 |
| 1940s | 12 | #3,172 |
| 1950s | 6 | #3,328 |
| 1970s | 6 | #4,503 |
| 1980s | 39 | #5,001 |
| 1990s | 154 | #3,014 |
| 2000s | 286 | #2,684 |
| 2010s | 643 | #1,244 |
| 2020s | 1,212 | #977 |
Boy names about as popular as True
Questions
- Is True a boy or girl name?
- True is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 52% of babies named True were boys and 48% were girls.
- How popular is the name True?
- 211 baby boys were named True in the US in 2025, making it the 1046th most popular boy name. Another 158 girls got the name (#1,382 for girls).
- When was True most popular?
- True peaked in 2024, when 230 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #871 in 1895.
- How many people are named True?
- 4,665 babies have been named True in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,383 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 6.
- Where is True most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, True was most common in Georgia, at 0.3 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.