Tru

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A few things about Tru you might not know, from US birth records. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 3,444 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Tru, 496 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Tru would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryTru first shows up in US birth records in 1995, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 30 years since.
• 🏆Best yearTru is at its all-time high right now: #591 in 2025.
• 📈Then vs nowTru is 27× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 93,458 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 3,444.
• 🚀TrendTru has climbed 221 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #591. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedTru is most popular in Mississippi, where it ranks #173, followed by Delaware (#203) and Louisiana (#211). It's in the top 1,000 in 28 states.
• ⚖️Boy or girlTru is given to both boys and girls: 65% of the 758 babies named Tru in 2025 were boys. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.

About the name Tru

Tru is a gender-neutral name of English origin. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, starting with T and ending in “-tru”. US birth records list Tru for boys from 1995 to 2025, in 31 of those 31 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #591 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #591, with 496 babies. Of the 758 US babies named Tru in 2025, 35% were girls and 65% were boys.

Origin:English names