Tru vs True

Side-by-side comparison of Tru and True - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Tru

Boy name · Rank #616

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Name B

True

Boy name · Rank #980

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Tru True
Current Rank #616 #980
Total Births (all years) 3,794 2,479
Peak Year 2025 2024
Peak Year Births 496 230
Peak Decade 2020s 2020s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1995 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Tru True
1880s - 5
1890s - 12
1910s - 44
1920s - 60
1940s - 12
1950s - 6
1970s - 6
1980s - 39
1990s 47 154
2000s 288 286
2010s 983 643
2020s 2,476 1,212

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tru True
2014 72 62
2015 72 57
2016 81 45
2017 107 60
2018 171 96
2019 235 151
2020 286 165
2021 392 192
2022 429 190
2023 408 224
2024 465 230
2025 496 211

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1995–2025.

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