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Unisex name

Tru

40% girls, 60% boys · #974 in the US for unisexs, 2025

Tru has been given to about 6,324 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2024, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 6,259
Median age today5 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Tru per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2024 · 767
  • Born in 2025758
  • All time6,324

How popular is Tru?

Tru ranks 974th among American unisexs in 2025, with 758 born that year. Its best year was 2024, when 767 babies were given the name, ranking 891st. The typical living American called Tru is about 5 years old today. It is relatively most common in Mississippi, where it accounts for 0.13% of births.

Names that sound like Tru

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Dru0.75
  2. True0.64
  3. Trudy0.60
  4. Tyrus0.60
  5. Truett0.51
  6. Tre0.50
  7. Truman0.45

Middle names for Tru

Ranked by flow score
  1. Tru Noelle0.83
  2. Tru Belle0.83
  3. Tru Catherine0.80
  4. Tru Frances0.80
  5. Tru Josephine0.80
  6. Tru Hazel0.80

Sibling names for Tru

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Romebrother · 0.99
  2. Sevyneither · 0.99
  3. Navysister · 0.99
  4. Malanisister · 0.99
  5. Oakleeeither · 0.99
  6. Mylahsister · 0.98

Where Tru is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Mississippi0.13%
  2. Louisiana0.11%
  3. Delaware0.10%
  4. Georgia0.06%
  5. Maryland0.06%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Tru Wilson0.75
  2. Tru Williams0.75
  3. Tru Walker0.75
  4. Tru Sanchez0.75
  5. Tru Roberts0.75
  6. Tru Phillips0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Tru

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020

Tru across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.