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True

/ˈtɹu/ · 47% girls, 53% boys · 369 born in 2025

True has been given to about 4,665 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2024, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈtɹu/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 4,366
Median age today6 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named True per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2024 · 437
  • Born in 2025369
  • All time4,665
  • England & Wales, 20257

How popular is True?

Its best year was 2024, when 437 babies were given the name, ranking 1163rd. The typical living American called True is about 6 years old today. It is relatively most common in Georgia, where it accounts for 0.03% of births.

Names that sound like True

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Truett0.72
  2. Tre0.68
  3. Trae0.68
  4. Larue0.65
  5. Sue0.62
  6. Tru0.64
  7. Lue0.62
  8. Trace0.56

Middle names for True

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

Sibling names for True

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Kenzobrother · 0.99
  2. Anderbrother · 0.99
  3. Azrielbrother · 0.99
  4. Indiesister · 0.99
  5. Journisister · 0.99
  6. Keilanisister · 0.98

Where True is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Georgia0.03%
  2. Wisconsin0.03%
  3. Michigan0.02%
  4. South Carolina0.02%
  5. Tennessee0.02%

With a common surname

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

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

True 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.