True

Given to 4,665 US babies since 1882

▲ Rising +66% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#1382

recorded as girls

222 since 2024

#1046

recorded as boys

66 since 2024

Babies in 2025

369

girls 158 · boys 211

Peak year

2024

230 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

4,665

since 1882

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

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True was most popular in 2024, when 230 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.13 per 1,000). In 2025, 211 babies were named True, ranking #1046 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 66%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	158	1382	211	1046
2024	207	1160	230	980
2023	205	1173	224	977
2022	206	1172	190	1119
2021	218	1129	192	1092
2020	170	1299	165	1166
2019	145	1502	151	1244
2018	81	2254	96	1663
2017	33	4304	60	2217
2016	32	4423	45	2689
2015	38	3915	57	2300
2014	49	3272	62	2175
2013	42	3645	50	2461
2012	46	3464	53	2380
2011	41	3723	28	3695
2010	29	4860	41	2874
2009	34	4370	35	3223
2008	22	6130	40	2946
2007	30	4808	45	2684
2006	25	5383	19	4675
2005	26	4958	26	3615
2004	23	5377	23	3860
2003	20	5795	23	3732
2002	15	7045	16	4703
2001	15	6956	33	2797
2000	9	9874	26	3219
1999	14	6836	26	3103
1998	9	9260	26	3017
1997	8	9802	16	4059
1996	12	7130	17	3830
1995	21	4677	19	3432
1994	12	7097	20	3326
1993	6	11780	12	4697
1992	6	11738	5	8435
1991	<5	—	8	5942
1990	5	12958	5	8117
1989	<5	—	5	7905
1988	<5	—	6	6426
1987	<5	—	5	6951
1986	<5	—	<5	—
1985	<5	—	<5	—
1984	6	9144	6	5561
1983	<5	—	<5	—
1982	9	6888	7	5003
1981	<5	—	5	6262
1980	<5	—	5	6250
1979	<5	—	<5	—
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1975	<5	—	<5	—
1974	<5	—	<5	—
1973	<5	—	6	4505
1972	<5	—	<5	—
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1970	<5	—	<5	—
1969	6	6617	<5	—
1968	<5	—	<5	—
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1956	6	5325	<5	—
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1954	<5	—	<5	—
1953	<5	—	<5	—
1952	<5	—	<5	—
1951	<5	—	<5	—
1950	<5	—	6	3329
1949	<5	—	<5	—
1948	<5	—	<5	—
1947	<5	—	6	3370
1946	7	3994	6	3173
1945	<5	—	<5	—
1944	<5	—	<5	—
1943	7	3801	<5	—
1942	<5	—	<5	—
1941	<5	—	<5	—
1940	<5	—	<5	—
1939	7	3429	<5	—
1938	5	4342	<5	—
1937	<5	—	<5	—
1936	10	2689	<5	—
1935	<5	—	<5	—
1934	<5	—	<5	—
1933	7	3406	<5	—
1932	<5	—	<5	—
1931	5	4331	<5	—
1930	<5	—	<5	—
1929	7	3682	<5	—
1928	8	3436	<5	—
1927	<5	—	9	2912
1926	<5	—	5	4201
1925	10	3116	10	2755
1924	7	4002	6	3867
1923	<5	—	10	2772
1922	6	4445	5	4307
1921	6	4464	5	4322
1920	<5	—	10	2765
1919	14	2384	8	3115
1918	6	4291	11	2543
1917	5	4594	8	2956
1916	7	3552	5	3897
1915	7	3434	5	3825
1914	<5	—	7	2651
1913	5	3187	<5	—
1912	<5	—	<5	—
1911	<5	—	<5	—
1910	<5	—	<5	—
1909	<5	—	<5	—
1908	<5	—	<5	—
1907	<5	—	<5	—
1906	<5	—	<5	—
1905	6	1696	<5	—
1904	5	1877	<5	—
1903	<5	—	<5	—
1902	<5	—	<5	—
1901	<5	—	<5	—
1900	<5	—	<5	—
1899	<5	—	<5	—
1898	<5	—	5	1121
1897	<5	—	<5	—
1896	<5	—	<5	—
1895	<5	—	7	872
1894	<5	—	<5	—
1893	<5	—	<5	—
1892	<5	—	<5	—
1891	<5	—	<5	—
1890	<5	—	<5	—
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1888	<5	—	<5	—
1887	<5	—	<5	—
1886	<5	—	<5	—
1885	<5	—	<5	—
1884	<5	—	<5	—
1883	<5	—	<5	—
1882	<5	—	5	943