Tru
Boy · TROO · English
Tru is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “faithful, genuine”. In 2025 it ranked 591st for boys in the US (496 babies).
What does Tru mean?
English: short spelling of True, or short for Truman
“faithful, genuine”
A short spelling of True, from Old English treowe, meaning faithful or loyal.
- Say it
- TROO
Is Tru a girl's or a boy's name?
Tru is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 262 girls and 496 boys in the US.
How popular is Tru in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2024, with 9 boys.
In 2009, 70% of the babies named Tru in the UK were girls.
Tru in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
How popular is Tru in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #591among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 496about 1 in 3,400 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 98% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 496 boys in the US were named Tru, making it the 591st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 812th. It first appears in the records in 1995. 262 girls were also named Tru in 2025 (972nd for girls).
2025 had the most boys named Tru of any year since it first appeared, in 1995.
Half of all the boys named Tru in the US since 1880 were born between 2018 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 749 boys in the US were given Tru or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #429, up from #591 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 35% of the babies named Tru in the US were girls.
Tru in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 496 | #591 |
| 2024 | 465 | #613 |
| 2023 | 408 | #666 |
| 2022 | 429 | #642 |
| 2021 | 392 | #679 |
| 2020 | 286 | #812 |
| 2019 | 235 | #927 |
| 2018 | 171 | #1,128 |
| 2017 | 107 | #1,530 |
| 2016 | 81 | #1,845 |
| 2015 | 72 | #2,001 |
| 2014 | 72 | #1,978 |
| 2013 | 68 | #2,008 |
| 2012 | 64 | #2,103 |
| 2011 | 42 | #2,797 |
| 2010 | 71 | #1,956 |
| 2009 | 52 | #2,450 |
| 2008 | 44 | #2,752 |
| 2007 | 29 | #3,589 |
| 2006 | 29 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 32 | #3,168 |
| 2004 | 32 | #3,070 |
| 2003 | 21 | #3,971 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,388 |
| 2001 | 15 | #4,884 |
| 2000 | 21 | #3,758 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,029 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,636 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,922 |
Names like Tru
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Other spellings of Tru
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