Troy has been given to about 218,982 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1970, which makes it a boomer-era name.
Troy ranks 533rd among American boys in 2025, with 563 born that year. Its best year was 1970, when 8,545 babies were given the name, ranking 41st. The typical living American called Troy is about 52 years old today. It is relatively most common in Rhode Island, where it accounts for 0.09% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.