girls:
684 births since 1914
#5032 (12th percentile)
boys:
1.2k births since 1978
#3378 (26th percentile)
overall:
1.9k births since 1914
#5850 (24th percentile)
The name Truth is the #5,850 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 1,914 recorded births since 1914. This represents the 24.4% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 24.4% of all names). For boys, it ranks #3,378 (26.3% percentile) for all time with 1,230 births since 1978. For girls, it ranks #5,032 (11.9% percentile) for all time with 684 births since 1914.
Truth first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1914 (1914 for girls and 1978 for boys). Birth data for Truth is available in 35 out of the 110 years between 1914 and 2023 (32 years for girls and 28 years for boys). 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 Truth has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for boys (64.3% of all recorded births). In 2023, 71.0% of babies named Truth were boys. Interestingly, until around 1978, the name was more popular for girls (100.0% girls from 1914 to 1977), but since then it has been more commonly used for boys (65.4% boys from 1978 to 2023).
For boys, Truth reached its peak popularity in 2021, achieving the 15.1% percentile (ranked #790) with 77 births per million. The name was most common in 2021, with 77 births per million (ranked 15.1% percentile). Over the past 5 years, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Truth ranks #796 for boys (12.6% percentile) with 66 births per million, which is 84.7% of its peak share of births.
For girls, Truth reached its peak popularity in 2022, achieving the 6.3% percentile (ranked #898) with 36 births per million. The name was most common in 2022, with 36 births per million (ranked 6.3% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2015, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Truth ranks #903 for girls (4.7% percentile) with 28 births per million, which is 77.3% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Truth".
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