True
About True
Many parents seeking a return to more basic values and a simpler lifestyle are turning to such virtuous girls' names as Grace, Faith, and Hope, but there are a handful that work just as well on boys, including True.
While more popular (for both sexes) in the Tru spelling, True entered the US Top 1000 for boys in 2023.
Pronounced TROO.
As of October 2026, True ranked #1050 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #970 in 1895.
Editor's take: The name True is a boy's name of English origin meaning "true".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,201 | 62 | 32.3 |
| 2015 | #2,326 | 57 | 29.7 |
| 2016 | #2,722 | 45 | 23.7 |
| 2017 | #2,237 | 60 | 32.4 |
| 2018 | #1,668 | 96 | 52.9 |
| 2019 | #1,248 | 151 | 84.2 |
| 2020 | #1,169 | 165 | 95.6 |
| 2021 | #1,095 | 192 | 109.7 |
| 2022 | #1,120 | 190 | 108.8 |
| 2023 | #982 | 224 | 131 |
| 2024 | #986 | 228 | 132.3 |
| 2025 | #1,050 | 211 | 123.5 |
World rankings
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True on lists
Famous Trues
- (William) True Boardman
American silent film actor
- True Eames Boardman (born William True Boardman Jr.)
American actor; son of True Boardman
- Denton True "Cy" Young
American baseball pitcher
- (William) True Stevenson
son of actors Parker Stevenson and Kirstie Alley
True in pop culture
- True
character on TVs "Earth 2"
- True
Rio's boyfriend in Ally Condie's "Atlantia"