Troy
Last seen for girls in 2023 at #11,169 · #532 for boys in 2025, 563 births
Given to boys 98.8% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1968 · 7,976 births
- Debut · boys
- 8 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 19 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 216,308since 1880
Troy over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #532 | 563 | |
| 2024 | — | #530 | 562 | |
| 2023 | #11,169 | 8 | #461 | 665 |
| 2022 | #12,243 | 7 | #474 | 650 |
| 2021 | #12,206 | 7 | #417 | 737 |
| 2020 | #8,953 | 11 | #414 | 718 |
| 2019 | #11,356 | 8 | #389 | 805 |
| 2018 | #15,682 | 5 | #363 | 912 |
| 2017 | #14,124 | 6 | #351 | 951 |
| 2016 | #14,331 | 6 | #316 | 1,106 |
| 2015 | #11,835 | 8 | #300 | 1,203 |
| 2014 | #13,069 | 7 | #276 | 1,327 |
| 2013 | — | #274 | 1,288 | |
| 2012 | #13,483 | 7 | #259 | 1,393 |
| 2011 | #16,764 | 5 | #244 | 1,463 |
| 2010 | #12,276 | 8 | #248 | 1,384 |
| 2009 | #17,294 | 5 | #238 | 1,488 |
| 2008 | #17,504 | 5 | #231 | 1,598 |
| 2007 | #9,539 | 12 | #231 | 1,603 |
| 2006 | #11,417 | 9 | #229 | 1,583 |
| 2005 | #16,462 | 5 | #226 | 1,525 |
| 2004 | #8,259 | 13 | #227 | 1,502 |
| 2003 | — | #256 | 1,284 | |
| 2002 | #10,246 | 9 | #249 | 1,301 |
| 2001 | #11,020 | 8 | #246 | 1,356 |
| 2000 | #8,534 | 11 | #224 | 1,514 |
| 1999 | #6,836 | 14 | #205 | 1,672 |
| 1998 | #8,016 | 11 | #184 | 1,821 |
| 1997 | #7,283 | 12 | #170 | 1,998 |
| 1996 | #4,883 | 20 | #155 | 2,239 |
| 1995 | #4,099 | 25 | #140 | 2,470 |
| 1994 | #5,016 | 19 | #123 | 2,843 |
| 1993 | #3,585 | 30 | #131 | 2,648 |
| 1992 | #8,065 | 10 | #146 | 2,288 |
| 1991 | #4,808 | 20 | #137 | 2,336 |
| 1990 | #7,880 | 10 | #128 | 2,505 |
| 1989 | #6,160 | 13 | #124 | 2,636 |
| 1988 | #3,805 | 24 | #124 | 2,344 |
| 1987 | #4,122 | 20 | #122 | 2,295 |
| 1986 | #3,203 | 28 | #123 | 2,249 |
| 1985 | #3,730 | 22 | #123 | 2,316 |
| 1984 | #3,613 | 22 | #114 | 2,412 |
| 1983 | #5,148 | 13 | #113 | 2,406 |
| 1982 | #3,418 | 24 | #115 | 2,533 |
| 1981 | #4,162 | 18 | #114 | 2,512 |
| 1980 | #2,154 | 47 | #106 | 2,831 |
| 1979 | #3,668 | 21 | #99 | 2,964 |
| 1978 | #3,009 | 26 | #88 | 3,152 |
| 1977 | #2,666 | 31 | #88 | 3,307 |
| 1976 | #2,255 | 37 | #73 | 3,715 |
| 1975 | #2,136 | 40 | #69 | 3,951 |
| 1974 | #2,290 | 34 | #63 | 4,563 |
| 1973 | #1,885 | 44 | #59 | 5,064 |
| 1972 | #1,655 | 54 | #49 | 6,348 |
| 1971 | #1,546 | 63 | #46 | 7,340 |
| 1970 | #1,182 | 97 | #41 | 8,448 |
| 1969 | #1,317 | 74 | #42 | 8,098 |
| 1968 | #1,291 | 73 | #40 | 7,976 |
| 1967 | #1,219 | 76 | #40 | 7,933 |
| 1966 | #1,335 | 66 | #48 | 6,905 |
| 1965 | #1,448 | 58 | #53 | 5,856 |
| 1964 | #1,254 | 77 | #57 | 6,308 |
| 1963 | #1,065 | 102 | #66 | 5,971 |
| 1962 | #1,090 | 99 | #67 | 6,048 |
| 1961 | #993 | 119 | #100 | 4,259 |
| 1960 | #1,248 | 77 | #162 | 2,056 |
| 1959 | #1,537 | 50 | #257 | 963 |
| 1958 | #1,657 | 42 | #278 | 765 |
| 1957 | #1,869 | 34 | #269 | 777 |
| 1956 | #2,005 | 29 | #279 | 705 |
| 1955 | #2,280 | 23 | #275 | 671 |
| 1954 | #2,295 | 22 | #266 | 697 |
| 1953 | #2,363 | 20 | #267 | 686 |
| 1952 | #4,483 | 7 | #265 | 671 |
| 1951 | #2,391 | 18 | #270 | 625 |
| 1950 | #2,436 | 17 | #258 | 637 |
| 1949 | #2,514 | 16 | #262 | 620 |
| 1948 | #3,137 | 11 | #253 | 653 |
| 1947 | #3,061 | 12 | #257 | 669 |
| 1946 | #2,153 | 19 | #244 | 636 |
| 1945 | #2,149 | 16 | #220 | 615 |
| 1944 | #1,967 | 19 | #218 | 630 |
| 1943 | #2,861 | 11 | #228 | 632 |
| 1942 | #2,666 | 12 | #235 | 574 |
| 1941 | #3,559 | 7 | #226 | 569 |
| 1940 | #2,424 | 12 | #217 | 577 |
| 1939 | #1,731 | 20 | #209 | 586 |
| 1938 | #2,730 | 10 | #220 | 546 |
| 1937 | #2,101 | 15 | #221 | 541 |
| 1936 | #3,103 | 8 | #218 | 534 |
| 1935 | #2,731 | 10 | #217 | 547 |
| 1934 | #3,449 | 7 | #222 | 540 |
| 1933 | #1,723 | 20 | #223 | 518 |
| 1932 | #1,957 | 17 | #223 | 540 |
| 1931 | #2,427 | 12 | #238 | 485 |
| 1930 | #1,815 | 20 | #237 | 533 |
| 1929 | #1,825 | 20 | #241 | 506 |
| 1928 | #2,194 | 16 | #232 | 562 |
| 1927 | #3,053 | 10 | #237 | 559 |
| 1926 | #2,076 | 18 | #246 | 522 |
| 1925 | #2,119 | 18 | #249 | 517 |
| 1924 | #2,514 | 14 | #243 | 559 |
| 1923 | #2,366 | 15 | #247 | 512 |
| 1922 | #2,958 | 11 | #251 | 502 |
| 1921 | #3,164 | 10 | #243 | 532 |
| 1920 | #1,889 | 21 | #242 | 519 |
| 1919 | #2,264 | 15 | #236 | 499 |
| 1918 | #2,102 | 17 | #248 | 454 |
| 1917 | #2,879 | 10 | #255 | 394 |
| 1916 | #2,368 | 13 | #237 | 442 |
| 1915 | #1,738 | 19 | #238 | 415 |
| 1914 | #2,638 | 8 | #244 | 307 |
| 1913 | #3,187 | 5 | #256 | 218 |
| 1912 | #2,144 | 8 | #247 | 202 |
| 1911 | #1,792 | 8 | #257 | 100 |
| 1910 | #2,398 | 5 | #254 | 90 |
| 1909 | — | #281 | 64 | |
| 1908 | #1,676 | 7 | #223 | 87 |
| 1907 | #1,384 | 9 | #244 | 72 |
| 1906 | — | #266 | 54 | |
| 1905 | #1,931 | 5 | #254 | 59 |
| 1904 | #1,877 | 5 | #226 | 69 |
| 1903 | — | #273 | 46 | |
| 1902 | #1,594 | 6 | #238 | 59 |
| 1901 | — | #267 | 41 | |
| 1900 | — | #244 | 69 | |
| 1899 | — | #336 | 28 | |
| 1898 | — | #320 | 36 | |
| 1897 | — | #331 | 31 | |
| 1896 | #1,583 | 5 | #331 | 32 |
| 1895 | — | #340 | 29 | |
| 1894 | — | #240 | 50 | |
| 1893 | — | #359 | 25 | |
| 1892 | — | #348 | 29 | |
| 1891 | — | #359 | 23 | |
| 1890 | — | #458 | 16 | |
| 1889 | — | #464 | 16 | |
| 1888 | — | #416 | 20 | |
| 1887 | — | #516 | 12 | |
| 1886 | — | #403 | 19 | |
| 1885 | — | #422 | 18 | |
| 1884 | — | #570 | 11 | |
| 1883 | — | #497 | 13 | |
| 1882 | — | #453 | 16 | |
| 1881 | — | #781 | 6 | |
| 1880 | — | #682 | 8 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Troy was already there! It came in at #682, and was given to 8 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1881, when fewer than 9 boys a year got the name.
Where Troy is popular in 1917
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Arkansas#82 · 1 in 362
- Oklahoma#107 · 1 in 504
- North Carolina#112 · 1 in 630
- Tennessee#126 · 1 in 794
- Texas#129 · 1 in 650
Best ever in a state: #10 in Utah, 1964.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | #82 | 41 | 1 in 362 |
| Oklahoma | #107 | 33 | 1 in 504 |
| North Carolina | #112 | 42 | 1 in 630 |
| Tennessee | #126 | 25 | 1 in 794 |
| Texas | #129 | 61 | 1 in 650 |
| Mississippi | #138 | 22 | 1 in 728 |
| Alabama | #140 | 26 | 1 in 778 |
| Kentucky | #167 | 18 | 1 in 1,105 |
| Georgia | #170 | 22 | 1 in 1,190 |
| West Virginia | #171 | 11 | 1 in 1,094 |
| Florida | #178 | 8 | 1 in 977 |
| South Carolina | #195 | 12 | 1 in 1,408 |
| Virginia | #200 | 13 | 1 in 1,517 |
| Missouri | #232 | 13 | 1 in 1,881 |
| Illinois | #315 | 12 | 1 in 4,170 |
| Louisiana | #345 | 6 | 1 in 2,523 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Troy
- 2 spots since 2024 (#530 → #532)
- 118 spots since 2020 (#414 → #532)
- 232 spots since 2015 (#300 → #532)
- Biggest jump: 328 spots in 1882 (#781 → #453)
- Biggest drop: 113 spots in 1887 (#403 → #516)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1968 at #40 (7,976 births)
- Births halved by 1975, 7 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 19 yrs · run 1961–1979
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 218 boys born in 1968 were named Troy (0.46%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,034 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
- 28.4% of all boys named Troy (61,410) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 139 | #403 (1886) | #520 |
| 1890s | 299 | #240 (1894) | #342 |
| 1900s | 620 | #223 (1908) | #252 |
| 1910s | 3,121 | #236 (1919) | #247 |
| 1920s | 5,290 | #232 (1928) | #243 |
| 1930s | 5,370 | #209 (1939) | #223 |
| 1940s | 6,175 | #217 (1940) | #236 |
| 1950s | 7,197 | #257 (1959) | #268 |
| 1960s | 61,410 | #40 (1968) | #68 |
| 1970s | 48,852 | #41 (1970) | #68 |
| 1980s | 24,534 | #106 (1980) | #118 |
| 1990s | 22,820 | #123 (1994) | #152 |
| 2000s | 14,754 | #224 (2000) | #236 |
| 2010s | 11,832 | #244 (2011) | #302 |
| 2020s | 3,895 | #414 (2020) | #471 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Troy in 1917
Top girls' names in 1917
Top boys' names in 1917
More about 1917
girls
1,081,267 girls got a published name in 1917; 1 in 108,127 of them was named Troy, which outranked 45.8% of the 5,310 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,693Zaida11
- #2,693Zara11
- #2,693Zeda11
- #2,879Troy10
- #2,879Adelheid10
- #2,879Adelma10
- #2,879Adelyne10
- #3,092Adabelle9
- #3,092Adamae9
- #3,092Adine9
Tied with 212 names at #2,879; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
925,482 boys got a published name in 1917; 1 in 2,349 of them was named Troy, which outranked 94.5% of the 4,602 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.