Troy

“From the ancient city of Troy, or Irish for 'foot soldier'” — Greek/Irish origin

Boy's name · #533 in the US (2025) · Retro

Troy reached #40 in 1967 and has faded to #533 since. About 216,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,400 boys in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 3,900 boys in Norway (2025) · about 1 in 4,800 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 38 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Troys

Troy Kotsur — American actor (born 1968)
Troy Baker — American voice actor (born 1976)
Troy Deeney — English association football player (born 1988)
Troy Donahue — American actor (1936-2001)
Troy Parrott — Irish association football player (born 2002)

In stories & tradition

Troy McClure — The Simpsons
Troy Bolton — High School Musical · High School Musical 2
Troy Miller — Neighbours

What Troys become

Among 758 notable people named Troy:

Sports figures appear 2.95× more often than among typical names — e.g. Troy Deeney, English association football player (born 1988).

Similar names: Keith · Trey · Roy · Scott · Jamie · Corey

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