True
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Loyal
- Origin
- English
True Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 2,266 baby boys have been named True. The name peaked in 2024 with 228 US births that year (rank #986). In 2024, ranked #986 nationally.
Top States for True
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most True births are: California (165), Texas (155), Georgia (82).
Other English-Origin Names Like True
If you like True's English origin, consider these related names: Aaric, Aarika, Aarshiya, Aase, Aasiya. Browse all English names →
4-Letter Names Starting with T
Names with True's exact length and starting letter: Tacy, Tadd, Tage, Tahu, Tait.
Quick Facts About True
US Popularity History (2023–2024)
Annual US births named True by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2024 with 228 boys named True (boy rank #986 that year).
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is True Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2018–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For True the strongest states are Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia.
Strongest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | #572 | 26 |
| 2 | Louisiana | #642 | 23 |
| 3 | Georgia | #687 | 88 |
| 4 | Maryland | #759 | 46 |
| 5 | Virginia | #774 | 27 |
| 6 | Illinois | #865 | 41 |
| 7 | North Carolina | #872 | 61 |
| 8 | Pennsylvania | #897 | 27 |
| 9 | Ohio | #904 | 28 |
Weakest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio | #904 | 28 |
| 2 | Pennsylvania | #897 | 27 |
| 3 | North Carolina | #872 | 61 |
| 4 | Illinois | #865 | 41 |
| 5 | Virginia | #774 | 27 |
| 6 | Maryland | #759 | 46 |
| 7 | Georgia | #687 | 88 |
| 8 | Louisiana | #642 | 23 |
| 9 | Alabama | #572 | 26 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2018–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for True in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
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Compare True to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for True against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).
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