—2024 rank (unisex)
2024peak year
2,235babies named Tru since 1880
▲ +161%5-year trend
Tru popularity over 145 years
⚖️ Shared by both genders · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Tru mean?
A modern phonetic spelling of the virtue word 'true', in the spirit of Puritan virtue names such as Trueworthy. Used for both girls and boys as a short, punchy given name.
OriginEnglish
Syllables1
Genderunisex
Stylemodern, vintage
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Spellings & variants
TrueTruey
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