girls:
1.8k births since 1904
#3968 (31st percentile)
boys:
2k births since 1882
#2779 (39th percentile)
overall:
3.9k births since 1882
#4425 (43rd percentile)
The name True is the #4,425 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 3,856 recorded births since 1882. This represents the 42.8% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 42.8% of all names). For boys, it ranks #2,779 (39.4% percentile) for all time with 2,038 births since 1882. For girls, it ranks #3,968 (30.6% percentile) for all time with 1,818 births since 1904.
True first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1882 (1882 for boys and 1904 for girls). Birth data for True is available in 75 out of the 142 years between 1882 and 2023 (62 years for boys and 58 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name True is truly gender-neutral, with nearly equal distribution between boys and girls. In 2023, 52.5% of babies named True were boys.
For boys, True reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 24.0% percentile (ranked #693) with 122 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 122 births per million (ranked 24.0% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2006, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, True is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #693 (24.0% percentile) with 122 births per million.
For girls, True reached its peak popularity in 2021, achieving the 22.5% percentile (ranked #726) with 122 births per million. The name was most common in 2021, with 122 births per million (ranked 22.5% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2017, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, True is at or near its peak popularity for girls, ranked #749 (20.9% percentile) with 116 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "True".
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