True

“Word-name — from true, faithful and genuine” — English (word name) origin

Boy's name · #1050 in the US (2025) · 2020s

True reached its best rank, #970, in 1895 and ranked #1050 in 2025. About 2,500 boys have carried it since 1882. True is split almost evenly between girls and boys among recent newborns.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 19 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Trues

True Boardman — actor
True Eames Boardman — American actor and writer (1909-2003)
True Williams — American illustrator (1839-1897)
True Master — American hip-hop record producer
True Mathematics — American rapper

In stories & tradition

True Ogre — fictional humanoid
True Grit — mascot character
True Blue — fictional beaver

What Trues become

Among 17 notable people named True:

Entertainers appear 3.03× more often than among typical names — e.g. True Boardman, actor.

Similar names: Truett · Ansel · Truth · Crue · Watson · Jrue

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