True

Girl's name · #1387 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

49% girls · 51% boys — True is split almost evenly between girls and boys among recent newborns. True →

Popularity over time

True is near its high-water mark: it reached #1134 in 2021 and still ranked #1387 in 2025. About 2,200 girls have carried it since 1904.

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 18 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

See how True ranks in other countries and regions.

#4,867 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,975 in Canada (2024).

True O'Brien — American model and actress (born 1994)
True Whitaker — American actress (born 1998)
True Davidson — Canadian politician and writer, first mayor of the Borough of East York, Order of Canada recipient (1901–1978)

Among 17 notable people named True:

Entertainers appear 3.03× more often than among typical names — e.g. True O'Brien, American model and actress (born 1994).

Similar names: Tru · Kelani · Truly · Rue · Maelyn · Jhene

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