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True

Unisex

Meaning of True: English: 'real' or 'truthful'

True is a unisex name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 734th most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#734

369 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,665

First recorded 1882 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 5 babies1982: 16 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 12 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 5 babies1988: 6 babies1989: 5 babies1990: 10 babies19901991: 8 babies1992: 11 babies1993: 18 babies1994: 32 babies1995: 40 babies1996: 29 babies1997: 24 babies1998: 35 babies1999: 40 babies2000: 35 babies20002001: 48 babies2002: 31 babies2003: 43 babies2004: 46 babies2005: 52 babies2006: 44 babies2007: 75 babies2008: 62 babies2009: 69 babies2010: 70 babies20102011: 69 babies2012: 99 babies2013: 92 babies2014: 111 babies2015: 95 babies2016: 77 babies2017: 93 babies2018: 177 babies2019: 296 babies2020: 335 babies20202021: 410 babies2022: 396 babies2023: 429 babies2024: 437 babies2025: 369 babies
US babies named True per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 437.

Gender split

53% boys · 47% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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