Truth
27% girls · 73% boys
About Truth
With the first name True receiving a Kardashian dose of popularity for girls, Truth is gaining in visibility too. Though its still more popular for boys two to one, the truth is that the name works equally well for both genders -- but may inspire a lot of puns.
Truth for boys#1662 US
True has become an accepted first and middle name; Truth makes an even stronger statement. And with nearly 150 baby boys named Truth in the US in the most recent year counted, as many as were named Ross, the word name is edging up on the Top 1000.
Pronounced TROOTH.
As of October 2026, Truth ranked #3969 for girls and #1662 for boys in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2682 for girls in 2022 and #1301 for boys in 2021.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | #3,222 | 35 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #2,483 | 51 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | #2,473 | 52 |
| 2017 | #4,474 | 32 | #2,215 | 61 |
| 2018 | #3,665 | 42 | #1,897 | 79 |
| 2019 | #2,887 | 58 | #1,621 | 102 |
| 2020 | #2,819 | 59 | #1,448 | 120 |
| 2021 | #2,779 | 62 | #1,301 | 145 |
| 2022 | #2,682 | 65 | #1,363 | 138 |
| 2023 | #3,266 | 50 | #1,486 | 121 |
| 2024 | #3,208 | 50 | #1,501 | 119 |
| 2025 | #3,969 | 37 | #1,662 | 101 |
World rankings
Truth for boys
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Truth on lists
Famous Truths
- Sojourner Truth (born Isabella Baumfree)Girl
American civil rights icon
- Truth HurtsGirl
stage name of Shari Watson, American R&B singer
- Truth YoungBoy
son of American rapper "Dr Dre"
- Sojourner TruthBoy
abolitionist and women's rights activist
Truth in pop culture
- Tabitha Ruth "Truth" HopkinsGirl
main character of children's novel "Who Comes with Cannons?" by Patricia Beatty