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

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Peak · boys
1968 · 7,976 births
Debut · boys
8 births
In top 100 · boys
19 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
216,308
since 1880

Troy over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201958peak #40, 1968boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#532563
2024—#530562
2023#11,1698#461665
2022#12,2437#474650
2021#12,2067#417737
2020#8,95311#414718
2019#11,3568#389805
2018#15,6825#363912
2017#14,1246#351951
2016#14,3316#3161,106
2015#11,8358#3001,203
2014#13,0697#2761,327
2013—#2741,288
2012#13,4837#2591,393
2011#16,7645#2441,463
2010#12,2768#2481,384
2009#17,2945#2381,488
2008#17,5045#2311,598
2007#9,53912#2311,603
2006#11,4179#2291,583
2005#16,4625#2261,525
2004#8,25913#2271,502
2003—#2561,284
2002#10,2469#2491,301
2001#11,0208#2461,356
2000#8,53411#2241,514
1999#6,83614#2051,672
1998#8,01611#1841,821
1997#7,28312#1701,998
1996#4,88320#1552,239
1995#4,09925#1402,470
1994#5,01619#1232,843
1993#3,58530#1312,648
1992#8,06510#1462,288
1991#4,80820#1372,336
1990#7,88010#1282,505
1989#6,16013#1242,636
1988#3,80524#1242,344
1987#4,12220#1222,295
1986#3,20328#1232,249
1985#3,73022#1232,316
1984#3,61322#1142,412
1983#5,14813#1132,406
1982#3,41824#1152,533
1981#4,16218#1142,512
1980#2,15447#1062,831
1979#3,66821#992,964
1978#3,00926#883,152
1977#2,66631#883,307
1976#2,25537#733,715
1975#2,13640#693,951
1974#2,29034#634,563
1973#1,88544#595,064
1972#1,65554#496,348
1971#1,54663#467,340
1970#1,18297#418,448
1969#1,31774#428,098
1968#1,29173#407,976
1967#1,21976#407,933
1966#1,33566#486,905
1965#1,44858#535,856
1964#1,25477#576,308
1963#1,065102#665,971
1962#1,09099#676,048
1961#993119#1004,259
1960#1,24877#1622,056
1959#1,53750#257963
1958#1,65742#278765
1957#1,86934#269777
1956#2,00529#279705
1955#2,28023#275671
1954#2,29522#266697
1953#2,36320#267686
1952#4,4837#265671
1951#2,39118#270625
1950#2,43617#258637
1949#2,51416#262620
1948#3,13711#253653
1947#3,06112#257669
1946#2,15319#244636
1945#2,14916#220615
1944#1,96719#218630
1943#2,86111#228632
1942#2,66612#235574
1941#3,5597#226569
1940#2,42412#217577
1939#1,73120#209586
1938#2,73010#220546
1937#2,10115#221541
1936#3,1038#218534
1935#2,73110#217547
1934#3,4497#222540
1933#1,72320#223518
1932#1,95717#223540
1931#2,42712#238485
1930#1,81520#237533
1929#1,82520#241506
1928#2,19416#232562
1927#3,05310#237559
1926#2,07618#246522
1925#2,11918#249517
1924#2,51414#243559
1923#2,36615#247512
1922#2,95811#251502
1921#3,16410#243532
1920#1,88921#242519
1919#2,26415#236499
1918#2,10217#248454
1917#2,87910#255394
1916#2,36813#237442
1915#1,73819#238415
1914#2,6388#244307
1913#3,1875#256218
1912#2,1448#247202
1911#1,7928#257100
1910#2,3985#25490
1909—#28164
1908#1,6767#22387
1907#1,3849#24472
1906—#26654
1905#1,9315#25459
1904#1,8775#22669
1903—#27346
1902#1,5946#23859
1901—#26741
1900—#24469
1899—#33628
1898—#32036
1897—#33131
1896#1,5835#33132
1895—#34029
1894—#24050
1893—#35925
1892—#34829
1891—#35923
1890—#45816
1889—#46416
1888—#41620
1887—#51612
1886—#40319
1885—#42218
1884—#57011
1883—#49713
1882—#45316
1881—#7816
1880—#6828
First appearance
1880

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 1958

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Troy, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Troy, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Troy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Troy, so not publishedNHWashington: #194 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,501 boysWAIdaho: #222 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,473 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Troy, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Troy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #357 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,179 boysMNIllinois: #385 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 5,997 boysILWisconsin: #380 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 9,324 boysWIMichigan: #337 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 5,810 boysMINew York: #799 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 30,136 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Troy, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Troy, so not publishedRIOregon: #289 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,371 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Troy, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Troy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Troy, so not publishedSDIowa: #286 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,804 boysIAIndiana: #211 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 2,028 boysINOhio: #343 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 6,023 boysOHPennsylvania: #419 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 10,272 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Troy, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Troy, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #257 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 2,240 boysCAUtah: #186 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,170 boysUTColorado: #208 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,485 boysCONebraska: #254 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,621 boysNEMissouri: #293 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,240 boysMOKentucky: #213 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,710 boysKYWest Virginia: #219 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,955 boysWVVirginia: #240 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,890 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Troy, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Troy, so not publishedDEArizona: #301 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,201 boysAZNew Mexico: #214 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,283 boysNMKansas: #274 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,601 boysKSArkansas: #131 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 705 boysARTennessee: #161 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,004 boysTNNorth Carolina: #222 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,590 boysNCSouth Carolina: #277 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,418 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #275 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,985 boysDCOklahoma: #136 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 717 boysOKLouisiana: #231 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,424 boysLAMississippi: #190 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,126 boysMSAlabama: #256 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,912 boysALGeorgia: #216 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,468 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Troy, so not publishedHITexas: #206 for boys · 106 births · 1 in 1,157 boysTXFlorida: #262 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 2,154 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Arkansas#131 · 1 in 705
  2. Oklahoma#136 · 1 in 717
  3. Tennessee#161 · 1 in 1,004
  4. Utah#186 · 1 in 1,170
  5. Mississippi#190 · 1 in 1,126

Best ever in a state: #10 in Utah, 1964.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arkansas#131281 in 705
Oklahoma#136331 in 717
Tennessee#161401 in 1,004
Utah#186101 in 1,170
Mississippi#190241 in 1,126
Washington#194211 in 1,501
Texas#2061061 in 1,157
Colorado#208141 in 1,485
Indiana#211271 in 2,028
Kentucky#213211 in 1,710
New Mexico#214101 in 1,283
Georgia#216331 in 1,468
West Virginia#219111 in 1,955
Idaho#22251 in 1,473
North Carolina#222331 in 1,590
Louisiana#231301 in 1,424
Virginia#240231 in 1,890
Nebraska#25461 in 2,621
Alabama#256201 in 1,912
California#257781 in 2,240
Florida#262241 in 2,154
Kansas#27491 in 2,601
District of Columbia#27551 in 2,985
South Carolina#277121 in 2,418
Iowa#28681 in 3,804
Oregon#28951 in 3,371
Missouri#293151 in 3,240
Arizona#30171 in 2,201
Michigan#337171 in 5,810
Ohio#343191 in 6,023
Minnesota#35751 in 8,179
Wisconsin#38051 in 9,324
Illinois#385191 in 5,997
Pennsylvania#419121 in 10,272
New York#79961 in 30,136
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Delaware———
Hawaii———
Maine———
Maryland———
Massachusetts———
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Nevada———
New Hampshire———
New Jersey———
North Dakota———
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Vermont———
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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
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 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)
Rise & fade · boys
88 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1968 at #40 (7,976 births)
  • Births halved by 1975, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 19 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 19 yrs · run 1961–1979
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 218
  • Highest: 1 in 218 boys born in 1968 were named Troy (0.46%)
  • Latest: 1 in 3,034 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · boys
The 1960s
  • 28.4% of all boys named Troy (61,410) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s139#403 (1886)#520
1890s299#240 (1894)#342
1900s620#223 (1908)#252
1910s3,121#236 (1919)#247
1920s5,290#232 (1928)#243
1930s5,370#209 (1939)#223
1940s6,175#217 (1940)#236
1950s7,197#257 (1959)#268
1960s61,410#40 (1968)#68
1970s48,852#41 (1970)#68
1980s24,534#106 (1980)#118
1990s22,820#123 (1994)#152
2000s14,754#224 (2000)#236
2010s11,832#244 (2011)#302
2020s3,895#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 1958

girls
#1,657
42 births · 1 in 47,896 girls
boys
#278
765 births · 1 in 2,774 boys

Top girls' names in 1958

  1. #1Mary55,848
  2. #2Susan45,175
  3. #3Linda41,904
  4. #4Karen38,487
  5. #5Patricia37,961
  6. #6Debra35,521
  7. #7Deborah32,943
  8. #8Cynthia31,014
  9. #9Barbara27,874
  10. #10Donna26,959
  11. #1,657Troy42

Top boys' names in 1958

  1. #1Michael90,604
  2. #2David82,681
  3. #3James78,774
  4. #4Robert77,338
  5. #5John76,057
  6. #6William54,254
  7. #7Mark52,698
  8. #8Richard50,007
  9. #9Thomas42,088
  10. #10Steven32,968
  11. #278Troy765
More about 1958

girls

2,011,619 girls got a published name in 1958; 1 in 47,896 of them was named Troy, which outranked 76.4% of the 7,030 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Troy
  1. #1,630Shirleen43
  2. #1,630Sunny43
  3. #1,630Velva43
  4. #1,657Troy42
  5. #1,657Alissa42
  6. #1,657Cindee42
  7. #1,657Corey42
  8. #1,679Augusta41
  9. #1,679Cecily41
  10. #1,679Dell41

Tied with 21 names at #1,657; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,133Brigitte#1,904 → #771
  2. ↑ 760Samantha#1,754 → #994
  3. ↑ 709Selena#1,388 → #679
  4. ↑ 672Tambra#1,588 → #916
  5. ↑ 570Bridgette#1,274 → #704
Fallers
  1. ↓ 312Sarita#970 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 311Beryl#910 → #1,221
  3. ↓ 309Sherree#827 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 275Winnie#965 → #1,240
  5. ↓ 236Jacalyn#975 → #1,211

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,122,409 boys got a published name in 1958; 1 in 2,774 of them was named Troy, which outranked 93.8% of the 4,502 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Troy
  1. #275Miguel771
  2. #276Kelvin770
  3. #276Lyle770
  4. #278Troy765
  5. #279Pete757
  6. #280Edgar751
  7. #280Frankie751
Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 742Wayde#1,364 → #622
  2. ↑ 568Maverick#1,364 → #796
  3. ↑ 516Darren#897 → #381
  4. ↑ 435Tobin#1,250 → #815
  5. ↑ 406Dion#928 → #522
Fallers
  1. ↓ 388Claud#957 → #1,345
  2. ↓ 349Ritchie#823 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 333Levon#944 → #1,277
  4. ↓ 320Weston#957 → #1,277
  5. ↓ 297Parker#925 → #1,222

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1958 →