True
The Story of True
As a girl name
True first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1904, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 218 Trues were born — ranking #1,129 that year. As of 2026, True ranks #1,125 for girls with 215 births, rising sharply (+61% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Trues have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
True first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1882, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 243 Trues were born — ranking #942 that year. As of 2026, True ranks #942 for boys with 243 births, rising sharply (+69% over the past five years). In total, more than 3K Trues have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name True
True is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1882 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. True's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #872. Use the chart and map above to compare True'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 .
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