Unisex nameCurrently #986 in the USRising
True
TROO//truː//
1 syllablePeak year: 20244 lettersStarts with T
Meaning & origin
True, honest
True is a virtue name taken directly from the English word for honesty and sincerity. Its short, meaningful simplicity has made it a distinctive, if still rare, unisex modern choice.
True's popularity over time
| Year | Births named True |
|---|---|
| 1882 | 5 |
| 1895 | 7 |
| 1898 | 5 |
| 1904 | 5 |
| 1905 | 6 |
| 1913 | 5 |
| 1914 | 7 |
| 1915 | 12 |
| 1916 | 12 |
| 1917 | 13 |
| 1918 | 17 |
| 1919 | 22 |
| 1920 | 10 |
| 1921 | 11 |
| 1922 | 11 |
| 1923 | 10 |
| 1924 | 13 |
| 1925 | 20 |
| 1926 | 5 |
| 1927 | 9 |
| 1928 | 8 |
| 1929 | 7 |
| 1931 | 5 |
| 1933 | 7 |
| 1936 | 10 |
| 1938 | 5 |
| 1939 | 7 |
| 1943 | 7 |
| 1946 | 13 |
| 1947 | 6 |
| 1950 | 6 |
| 1956 | 6 |
| 1969 | 6 |
| 1973 | 6 |
| 1980 | 5 |
| 1981 | 5 |
| 1982 | 16 |
| 1984 | 12 |
| 1987 | 5 |
| 1988 | 6 |
| 1989 | 5 |
| 1990 | 10 |
| 1991 | 8 |
| 1992 | 11 |
| 1993 | 18 |
| 1994 | 32 |
| 1995 | 40 |
| 1996 | 29 |
| 1997 | 24 |
| 1998 | 35 |
| 1999 | 40 |
| 2000 | 35 |
| 2001 | 48 |
| 2002 | 31 |
| 2003 | 43 |
| 2004 | 46 |
| 2005 | 52 |
| 2006 | 44 |
| 2007 | 75 |
| 2008 | 62 |
| 2009 | 69 |
| 2010 | 70 |
| 2011 | 69 |
| 2012 | 99 |
| 2013 | 92 |
| 2014 | 111 |
| 2015 | 95 |
| 2016 | 77 |
| 2017 | 93 |
| 2018 | 176 |
| 2019 | 296 |
| 2020 | 335 |
| 2021 | 410 |
| 2022 | 396 |
| 2023 | 428 |
| 2024 | 434 |
True through the decades
- True peaked in 2024, when 434 babies were named True in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of True has risen 269% compared to the 10 years before that.
- True currently ranks #986 in the US and is on the rise.
Nicknames
True
Variants & spellings
Trew