True

♂ Boy

Pronounced TROO /truː/High

Meaning: Faithful, genuine; from Old English treowe (faithful, trustworthy)High

In 30 seconds: A one-syllable virtue name meaning 'faithful' and 'genuine,' from Old English treowe. Appearing in both boys' and girls' data, True is the most direct possible naming statement — a child named for the concept of truth itself.

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Origin HighEnglish

MeaningFaithful, genuine; from Old English treowe (faithful, trustworthy)

U.S. rank (2024)#986 ↘ Falling

2024 U.S. births228 boys (0.01% of U.S. boys)

Peak year2024

Total births (all-time)≈ 2,266

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

History & Origin

True is the English adjective from Old English treowe (faithful, loyal, honest). As a given name it is a modern American word-name in the virtue-name tradition.

True ranked #986 for boys in 2024.

Did you know? True Jones, son of Jessica Alba and Cash Warren (born 2011), is one of the first celebrity children with this name — predating the Khloé Kardashian/True Thompson usage that later boosted it further.

Overall data confidence 93%

U.S. Social Security Administration — popularity data

Variations

Tru

Nicknames

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Tru— the alternate spelling of the same virtue name

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Jett— one-syllable word-name with the same bold, confident feel

Frequently Asked

What does the name True mean?

True means 'faithful,' 'genuine,' and 'trustworthy,' from Old English treowe.

How do you pronounce True?

It's said TROO — one syllable, rhyming with 'blue.'

Is True a boy or girl name?

True is used for both sexes.

How popular is True?

True ranked #986 for U.S. boys in 2024.