Boys' name · since 1880
Troy
216,308 babies named Troy in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #174 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #532 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 216,308
- born since 1880
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Troy is the #532 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 216,308 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Troy recorded 216,308 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #532 nationally today, ahead of 96% of boys, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #174 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #532 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 216,308 born since 1880
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Troy ranks #174 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #532 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 216,308 born since 1880, peaking in the 1960s.
- #174 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #532 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 216,308
- born since 1880
- 1960s
- peak decade
Troy's 216,308 recorded births place it above 99.61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Troy compares
216,308 Top 2% higher than 98% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Troy's all-time total is 586x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Troy | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 216,308 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 8,448 | 34 | 22,252 |
Troy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Troy's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 89% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 11%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1881, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 8,448, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Troy popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1970)
- 8,448
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Troy popularity over time - girls
2,674 total births recorded since 1896 (Troy as girls' name)
Troy by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (61,410 births, 28% of the file).
1960s was Troy's strongest decade.
61,410 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Troy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 139
1880s
139 births
- 1890s 299
1890s
299 births
- 1900s 620
1900s
620 births
- 1910s 3,121
1910s
3,121 births
- 1920s 5,290
1920s
5,290 births
- 1930s 5,370
1930s
5,370 births
- 1940s 6,175
1940s
6,175 births
- 1950s 7,197
1950s
7,197 births
- 1960s
1960s
61,410 births
- 1970s
1970s
48,852 births
- 1980s 24,534
1980s
24,534 births
- 1990s 22,820
1990s
22,820 births
- 2000s 14,754
2000s
14,754 births
- 2010s 11,832
2010s
11,832 births
- 2020s 3,895
2020s
3,895 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 61,410 births (28% of all-time use).
How Troy compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Troy's total volume
Troy by state
Where Troy concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 18,214 | 8.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 15,701 | 7.3% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 9,510 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 9,125 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 8,503 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 8,085 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 7,906 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Florida | | 7,815 | 3.6% |
18,214 of 216,308 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Troy appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Troy's data
- Troy's decade-level peak was the 1960s (61,410 total births); usage has since declined to 3,895 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Troys (18,214 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Troy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Troy draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.