Tru
Tru is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Tru
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tru is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Tru
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Tru as a girl name dates back to 1995, when 7 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 341 newborns named Tru — #809 in the national rankings. About 64% of every Tru on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Tru ranks #809 for girls with 341 births, rising sharply (+154% over the past five years). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Tru as a boy name dates back to 1995, when 9 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 495 newborns named Tru — #584 in the national rankings. About 69% of every Tru on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Tru ranks #584 for boys with 495 births, rising sharply (+91% over the past five years). All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Tru
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Tru. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Tru
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Tru
Tru is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Tru's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #584. Use the chart and map above to compare Tru's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.