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Troy

Gender
Boy
Say it
TROY
Origin
Greek
UK rank, 2025
#834 for boys
US rank, 2025
#532 for boys

Troy is a boys' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 834th for boys in the UK (43 babies) and 532nd for boys in the US (563 babies).

What does Troy mean?

Greek: associated with ancient Troy; also an Irish surname

Shares its name with the ancient city of Troy, besieged by the Greeks in the Trojan War of Homer's Iliad.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Troy a girl's or a boy's name?

Troy is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 43 boys in the UK and 563 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Troy in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#834among boys
Babies in 2025
43about 1 in 7,000 boys
Five-year trend
Fallingdown 36% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 43 boys in the UK were named Troy, making it the 834th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 542nd. Its busiest year was 2006, with 242 boys.

2025 had the fewest boys named Troy since the records began in 1996.

Half of all the boys named Troy in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.

In 2025, 57 boys in the UK were given Troy or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #635, up from #834 for this spelling alone.

Among boys in 2025, it was 771st in England and Wales.

1996Busiest: 242 in 20062025
Troy in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
202543#834
202451#748
202363#639
202254#708
202177#564
202078#542
201977#556
201889#499
2017145#368
2016112#424
2015156#339
2014184#292
2013140#338
2012155#330
2011167#305
2010156#323
2009192#260
2008229#226
2007238#218
2006242#200
2005239#196
2004153#248
2003152#239
2002137#245
2001168#212
2000147#228
1999164#213
1998149#236
1997133#253
1996185#197

How popular is Troy in the US?

Rank in 2025
#532among boys
Babies in 2025
563about 1 in 3,000 boys
Five-year trend
Fallingdown 26% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 563 boys in the US were named Troy, making it the 532nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 414th. Its busiest year was 1970, with 8,448 boys.

Half of all the boys named Troy in the US since 1880 were born between 1965 and 1989, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 586 boys in the US were given Troy or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #514, up from #532 for this spelling alone.

1880Busiest: 8,448 in 19702025
Troy in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
2025563#532
2024562#530
2023665#461
2022650#474
2021737#417
2020718#414
2019805#389
2018912#363
2017951#351
20161,106#316
20151,203#300
20141,327#276
20131,288#274
20121,393#259
20111,463#244
20101,384#248
20091,488#238
20081,598#231
20071,603#231
20061,583#229
20051,525#226
20041,502#227
20031,284#256
20021,301#249
20011,356#246
20001,514#224
19991,672#205
19981,821#184
19971,998#170
19962,239#155
19952,470#140
19942,843#123
19932,648#131
19922,288#146
19912,336#137
19902,505#128
19892,636#124
19882,344#124
19872,295#122
19862,249#123
19852,316#123
19842,412#114
19832,406#113
19822,533#115
19812,512#114
19802,831#106
19792,964#99
19783,152#88
19773,307#88
19763,715#73
19753,951#69
19744,563#63
19735,064#59
19726,348#49
19717,340#46
19708,448#41
19698,098#42
19687,976#40
19677,933#40
19666,905#48
19655,856#53
19646,308#57
19635,971#66
19626,048#67
19614,259#100
19602,056#162
1959963#257
1958765#278
1957777#269
1956705#279
1955671#275
1954697#266
1953686#267
1952671#265
1951625#270
1950637#258
1949620#262
1948653#253
1947669#257
1946636#244
1945615#220
1944630#218
1943632#228
1942574#235
1941569#226
1940577#217
1939586#209
1938546#220
1937541#221
1936534#218
1935547#217
1934540#222
1933518#223
1932540#223
1931485#238
1930533#237
1929506#241
1928562#232
1927559#237
1926522#246
1925517#249
1924559#243
1923512#247
1922502#251
1921532#243
1920519#242
1919499#236
1918454#248
1917394#255
1916442#237
1915415#238
1914307#244
1913218#256
1912202#247
1911100#257
191090#254
190964#281
190887#223
190772#244
190654#266
190559#254
190469#226
190346#273
190259#238
190141#267
190069#244
189928#336
189836#320
189731#331
189632#331
189529#340
189450#240
189325#359
189229#348
189123#359
189016#458
188916#464
188820#416
188712#516
188619#403
188518#422
188411#570
188313#497
188216#453
18816#780
18808#682

Names like Troy

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Toby Luke Timothy Daniel Michael Jason Billy Matthew Alexander Christopher Adam Tommy

Other spellings of Troy

Troi

Names related to Troy

Trey Tory Tray Torey Torry

More Greek names

Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Chloe Sophie Zoe Iris Maisie

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Troy: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/troy, updated 20 October 2026.