girls:
2k births since 1995
#3849 (33rd percentile)
boys:
2.8k births since 1995
#2371 (48th percentile)
overall:
4.8k births since 1995
#3942 (49th percentile)
The name Tru is the #3,942 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 4,788 recorded births since 1995. This represents the 49.1% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 49.1% of all names). For boys, it ranks #2,371 (48.3% percentile) for all time with 2,823 births since 1995. For girls, it ranks #3,849 (32.6% percentile) for all time with 1,965 births since 1995.
Tru first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1995 .
The name Tru has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for boys (59.0% of all recorded births). In 2023, 60.1% of babies named Tru were boys.
For boys, Tru reached its peak popularity in 2022, achieving the 41.6% percentile (ranked #540) with 228 births per million. The name was most common in 2022, with 228 births per million (ranked 41.6% percentile). Over the past 5 years, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Tru is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #549 (39.8% percentile) with 220 births per million.
For girls, Tru reached its peak popularity in 2022, achieving the 29.3% percentile (ranked #678) with 160 births per million. The name was most common in 2022, with 160 births per million (ranked 29.3% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2016, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Tru is at or near its peak popularity for girls, ranked #690 (27.2% percentile) with 153 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Tru".
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