Unisex name · since 1995
Tru
3,794 babies named Tru in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,178 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #591 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,794
- born since 1995
- 2020s
- peak decade
3,794 babies have been named Tru since 1995, making it today's #591 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Tru recorded 3,794 times among boys since 1995, holding rank #591 nationally today, ahead of 96% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #2,178 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #591 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,794 born since 1995
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tru ranks #2,178 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #591 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,794 born since 1995, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,178 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #591 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,794
- born since 1995
- 2020s
- peak decade
Tru's 3,794 recorded births place it above 95.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Tru compares
3,794 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Tru's all-time total is 10x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tru | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,794 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 496 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tru's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tru's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 91% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 9%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 496, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tru popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 496
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Tru popularity over time - girls
2,530 total births recorded since 1995 (Tru as girls' name)
Tru by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (2,476 births, 65% of the file).
2020s was Tru's strongest decade.
2,476 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Tru births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 47
1990s
47 births
- 2000s 288
2000s
288 births
- 2010s 983
2010s
983 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,476 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 2,476 births (65% of all-time use).
How Tru 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 Tru's total volume
Tru by state
Where Tru concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 378 | 10.0% |
| #2 | California | | 245 | 6.5% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 222 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 168 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 166 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 134 | 3.5% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 131 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 128 | 3.4% |
378 of 3,794 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Tru appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Trus (378 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Tru: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1995–2025 (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 Tru 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.