—2024 rank (unisex)
2021peak year
1,981babies named True since 1880
▲ +42%5-year trend
True popularity over 145 years
⚖️ Shared by both genders · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does True mean?
An English word name from Old English treowe, 'faithful and loyal'. Used sporadically as a given name since the 19th century and revived recently as part of the word-name trend.
OriginEnglish
Syllables1
Genderunisex
Stylemodern, vintage
Names like True
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Famous Trues
- True Thompson, celebrity child
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