Truett
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TROO-it
- Origin
- English
- US rank, 2025
- #518 for boys
Truett is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “faithful, true”. In 2025 it ranked 518th for boys in the US (578 babies).
What does Truett mean?
English: surname, a diminutive of Middle English trewe 'true'
“faithful, true”
S. Truett Cathy (1921-2014), founder of the Chick-fil-A restaurant chain, is a well-known bearer.
Is Truett a girl's or a boy's name?
Truett is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 girls and 578 boys in the US.
How popular is Truett in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 518th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 578 about 1 in 3,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 195% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 578 boys in the US were named Truett, making it the 518th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 957th. It first appears in the records in 1912. 8 girls were also named Truett in 2025 (10,913th for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 7 years. 2025 had the most boys named Truett of any year since it first appeared, in 1912.
Half of all the boys named Truett in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 670 boys in the US were given Truett or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #464, up from #518 for this spelling alone.
- Truett 578
- Truitt 92
Truett in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 578 | #518 |
| 2024 | 428 | #648 |
| 2023 | 385 | #691 |
| 2022 | 347 | #741 |
| 2021 | 250 | #916 |
| 2020 | 228 | #957 |
| 2019 | 131 | #1,365 |
| 2018 | 112 | #1,521 |
| 2017 | 136 | #1,321 |
| 2016 | 130 | #1,366 |
| 2015 | 112 | #1,481 |
| 2014 | 94 | #1,641 |
| 2013 | 110 | #1,483 |
| 2012 | 84 | #1,774 |
| 2011 | 95 | #1,611 |
| 2010 | 72 | #1,939 |
| 2009 | 70 | #1,989 |
| 2008 | 46 | #2,683 |
| 2007 | 53 | #2,416 |
| 2006 | 35 | #3,082 |
| 2005 | 26 | #3,611 |
| 2004 | 20 | #4,259 |
| 2003 | 20 | #4,109 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,718 |
| 2001 | 18 | #4,296 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 22 | #3,197 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 12 | #4,690 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,375 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1986 | 11 | #3,878 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,056 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,307 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,188 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,620 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,228 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,135 |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,557 |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1965 | 8 | #2,980 |
| 1964 | 8 | #3,049 |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,645 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 9 | #2,898 |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,335 |
| 1959 | 8 | #3,036 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 8 | #3,022 |
| 1956 | 5 | #3,940 |
| 1955 | 10 | #2,557 |
| 1954 | 9 | #2,742 |
| 1953 | 11 | #2,390 |
| 1952 | 8 | #2,872 |
| 1951 | 13 | #2,134 |
| 1950 | 13 | #2,110 |
| 1949 | 14 | #2,021 |
| 1948 | 10 | #2,442 |
| 1947 | 14 | #2,075 |
| 1946 | 16 | #1,812 |
| 1945 | 11 | #2,130 |
| 1944 | 14 | #1,889 |
| 1943 | 9 | #2,562 |
| 1942 | 16 | #1,799 |
| 1941 | 12 | #2,083 |
| 1940 | 14 | #1,894 |
| 1939 | 8 | #2,609 |
| 1938 | 14 | #1,901 |
| 1937 | 17 | #1,688 |
| 1936 | 9 | #2,451 |
| 1935 | 19 | #1,584 |
| 1934 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 1933 | 16 | #1,770 |
| 1932 | 5 | #3,774 |
| 1931 | 11 | #2,327 |
| 1930 | 14 | #2,079 |
| 1929 | 20 | #1,672 |
| 1928 | 13 | #2,270 |
| 1927 | 18 | #1,871 |
| 1926 | 16 | #1,981 |
| 1925 | 26 | #1,451 |
| 1924 | 27 | #1,458 |
| 1923 | 20 | #1,752 |
| 1922 | 24 | #1,545 |
| 1921 | 24 | #1,549 |
| 1920 | 23 | #1,592 |
| 1919 | 22 | #1,575 |
| 1918 | 19 | #1,766 |
| 1917 | 12 | #2,279 |
| 1916 | 15 | #1,948 |
| 1915 | 16 | #1,781 |
| 1914 | 7 | #2,650 |
| 1913 | 10 | #1,802 |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,543 |
Nicknames for Truett
Names like Truett
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Wilder, Shepherd, Saint, Oakley, Archer, Banks, Baker, Hudson, Beckett, Bentley, Theo, Benson
Other spellings of Truett
Names related to Truett
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie, Hazel, Carter
Sources
Figures from 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, “Truett: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/truett, updated 20 October 2026.