Tru

Origin: Modern coinage — Simplified respelling of 'true'

Boy's name · #591 in the US (2025) · Trending

62% boys · 38% girls — Tru is also given to girls: 262 in 2025, about 38% in recent years. Tru →

Popularity over time

Tru is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1995, it stood at #591 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 3,800 boys have been named Tru along the way.

Across the states

In recent years, Tru ran about 5× its national rate in Louisiana.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 30 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Trus

Tru Valentino — American actor (born 1989)
Tru Life — American rapper
Tru Edwards — American football player (born 2001)
Tru Skool — Musical artist

In stories & tradition

Tru Veld^es — Jedi Quest (book series)

Similar names: Kolter · Truett · Jru · Ryatt · Cru · Tylen

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