Girl & boy name
True
True holds the #1046 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 211 newborn boys in a single year. The name is on the way up, moving from #1166 in 2020 to #1046 today. Its strongest year on record was 1895 (#872 nationally, 7 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1882. The name's biggest fan base is in Alabama (#573 there in 2025).
Rankings
True popularity, 1880–2025
Where True is most popular
Uniqueness score
Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named True in the most recent year of SSA data.
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True as a girl name
As of 2025, True ranks #1382 among American girls' names, according to Social Security records. 158 girls received the name that year. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. SSA records for True go back to 1904; the peak came in 2021 at #1129, with 218 babies named that year. Geographically, it's strongest in South Carolina, where it ranks #519 among girl names.