unisex name
Truth
- Gender Unisex
- Syllables 1
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,225
Truth is a unisex name with 1 syllable. It is given to both girls and boys — about 35% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 138 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2021, when 207 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 24,025 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1914.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Truth over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 10 |
| 1920s | 24 |
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1990s | 30 |
| 2000s | 307 |
| 2010s | 780 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,069 |
How popular is Truth?
In 2025, Truth was given to 138 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Truth
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Truth also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Truth over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Truth
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Truth — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Truth
How popular is the name Truth?
In 2025, Truth was given to 138 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Truth a girl's or a boy's name?
Truth is used for both girls and boys. About 35% of recorded births with this name are girls.
How many syllables are in Truth?
Truth has 1 syllable.
When was Truth most popular?
Truth peaked in 2021, when 207 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Truth a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Truth currently ranks #1,654 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.