NameTides

True

True was the #1,046 boys' name in the US in 2025 (211 babies).

True as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
True as a boy’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020US
True as a boy’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & Wales
2025#1,046 (211)—
2024#980 (230)#5,120 (3)
2023#977 (224)—
2022#1,119 (190)#3,049 (6)
2021#1,092 (192)—
2020#1,166 (165)#3,848 (4)
2019#1,244 (151)#4,702 (3)
2018#1,663 (96)—
2017#2,217 (60)—
2016#2,689 (45)—
2015#2,300 (57)—
2014#2,175 (62)—
2013#2,461 (50)—
2012#2,380 (53)—
2011#3,695 (28)—

True as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
True as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & Wales
True as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#1,382 (158)#4,867 (4)—
2024#1,160 (207)#4,844 (4)#2,975 (6)
2023#1,173 (205)#3,219 (7)—
2022#1,172 (206)#4,646 (4)#2,835 (6)
2021#1,129 (218)#2,499 (10)#2,021 (10)
2020#1,299 (170)#3,117 (7)—
2019#1,502 (145)#3,151 (7)#2,872 (6)
2018#2,254 (81)——
2017#4,304 (33)——
2016#4,423 (32)——
2015#3,915 (38)——
2014#3,272 (49)——
2013#3,645 (42)——
2012#3,464 (46)——
2011#3,723 (41)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2024 at #980.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1882.
  • In 2025, 43% of US babies named True were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 8,100 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 8,100uncommon
USGirls2025about 1 in 10,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 63,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, True is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 7,200 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 6,300 to 1 in 8,400.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

True by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #678WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #935ILMichigan: #679MINew York: #1,297NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #949INOhio: #855OHPennsylvania: #792PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,582CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #727VAMaryland: #634MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #842TNNorth Carolina: #1,144NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: #591LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #573ALGeorgia: #625GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,012TXFlorida: #1,126FL
True (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
TrueCanadaGirls—too few
TrueEngland & WalesGirls#4,8674
TrueEngland & WalesBoys—too few
TrueNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
TrueUSGirls#1,382158
TrueUSBoys#1,046211