How Many People Are Named Truth?
An estimated 2,035 people in the United States have the first name Truth. It is used for both genders, with 64.7% male. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Truth peaked in popularity in 2021 with 207 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Truth as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Truth paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Truth is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
- Truth is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 9, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,035
About 1 in 168,430 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
64.7% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2021
207 births
Total Registered
2,085
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Truth
Truth is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (64.7%) and females (35.3%). Out of 2,085 total births registered, 1,350 were male and 735 were female.
Truth as a male name
Ranked #1,501 in 2024
119 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (145 births)
Truth as a female name
Ranked #3,208 in 2024
50 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (65 births)
Truth: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Truth span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 929 babies were registered. Truth remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Truth by Decade
How has Truth tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Truth by State
Birth registrations for Truth span all 20 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Florida, California. The lowest are in New Jersey, Minnesota, Louisiana. On average, about 37 Truths were registered per state.
Truth + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Truth as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Truth
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Truth: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Truth?
We estimate approximately 2,035 people named Truth are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 168,430 Americans share this first name.
Is Truth a common name?
Truth is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,085 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Truth most popular?
Truth reached peak popularity in 2021, when 207 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Truth is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Truth a male name?
Truth is predominantly male. 64.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Truth Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Truth Smith, Truth Johnson, Truth Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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