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Tru

Unisex

Meaning of Tru: American: 'true'

Tru is a unisex name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 436th most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 2443rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#436

758 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2443

9 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

6,324

First recorded 1995 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 16 babies1996: 7 babies1997: 10 babies1998: 14 babies1999: 13 babies2000: 21 babies20002001: 21 babies2002: 22 babies2003: 35 babies2004: 158 babies2005: 130 babies2006: 93 babies2007: 79 babies2008: 84 babies2009: 128 babies2010: 134 babies20102011: 95 babies2012: 110 babies2013: 104 babies2014: 111 babies2015: 121 babies2016: 112 babies2017: 152 babies2018: 243 babies2019: 350 babies2020: 431 babies20202021: 613 babies2022: 716 babies2023: 676 babies2024: 767 babies2025: 758 babies
US babies named Tru per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 767.

Gender split

60% boys · 40% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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