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
#40
1968 · 7,976 births
Debut · boys
1880
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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201963peak #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 1963

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #80 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 323 boysAKMaine: #71 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 360 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Troy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #110 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 678 boysNHWashington: #56 for boys · 127 births · 1 in 227 boysWAIdaho: #34 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 134 boysIDMontana: #82 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 330 boysMTNorth Dakota: #28 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 110 boysNDMinnesota: #43 for boys · 214 births · 1 in 181 boysMNIllinois: #81 for boys · 248 births · 1 in 435 boysILWisconsin: #80 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 435 boysWIMichigan: #80 for boys · 218 births · 1 in 395 boysMINew York: #150 for boys · 170 births · 1 in 1,027 boysNYMassachusetts: #119 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 1,218 boysMARhode Island: #81 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 655 boysRIOregon: #36 for boys · 114 births · 1 in 143 boysORNevada: #51 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 204 boysNVWyoming: #28 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 107 boysWYSouth Dakota: #32 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 127 boysSDIowa: #53 for boys · 132 births · 1 in 213 boysIAIndiana: #46 for boys · 265 births · 1 in 194 boysINOhio: #72 for boys · 283 births · 1 in 365 boysOHPennsylvania: #71 for boys · 264 births · 1 in 413 boysPANew Jersey: #81 for boys · 114 births · 1 in 542 boysNJConnecticut: #111 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 841 boysCTCalifornia: #66 for boys · 569 births · 1 in 330 boysCAUtah: #16 for boys · 146 births · 1 in 78 boysUTColorado: #35 for boys · 140 births · 1 in 149 boysCONebraska: #46 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 187 boysNEMissouri: #78 for boys · 116 births · 1 in 384 boysMOKentucky: #59 for boys · 142 births · 1 in 233 boysKYWest Virginia: #79 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 396 boysWVVirginia: #58 for boys · 152 births · 1 in 284 boysVAMaryland: #51 for boys · 111 births · 1 in 295 boysMDDelaware: #63 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 316 boysDEArizona: #57 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 264 boysAZNew Mexico: #91 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 369 boysNMKansas: #38 for boys · 125 births · 1 in 165 boysKSArkansas: #78 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 341 boysARTennessee: #65 for boys · 129 births · 1 in 296 boysTNNorth Carolina: #117 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 608 boysNCSouth Carolina: #89 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 385 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #62 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 341 boysDCOklahoma: #55 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 219 boysOKLouisiana: #20 for boys · 338 births · 1 in 117 boysLAMississippi: #87 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 369 boysMSAlabama: #109 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 556 boysALGeorgia: #100 for boys · 108 births · 1 in 435 boysGAHawaii: #60 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 244 boysHITexas: #73 for boys · 368 births · 1 in 313 boysTXFlorida: #82 for boys · 148 births · 1 in 361 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#16 · 1 in 78
  2. Louisiana#20 · 1 in 117
  3. Wyoming#28 · 1 in 107
  4. North Dakota#28 · 1 in 110
  5. South Dakota#32 · 1 in 127

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#161461 in 78
Louisiana#203381 in 117
North Dakota#28611 in 110
Wyoming#28281 in 107
South Dakota#32581 in 127
Idaho#34471 in 134
Colorado#351401 in 149
Oregon#361141 in 143
Kansas#381251 in 165
Minnesota#432141 in 181
Indiana#462651 in 194
Nebraska#46821 in 187
Maryland#511111 in 295
Nevada#51181 in 204
Iowa#531321 in 213
Oklahoma#551031 in 219
Washington#561271 in 227
Arizona#57631 in 264
Virginia#581521 in 284
Kentucky#591421 in 233
Hawaii#60301 in 244
District of Columbia#62431 in 341
Delaware#63161 in 316
Tennessee#651291 in 296
California#665691 in 330
Maine#71281 in 360
Pennsylvania#712641 in 413
Ohio#722831 in 365
Texas#733681 in 313
Arkansas#78571 in 341
Missouri#781161 in 384
West Virginia#79431 in 396
Alaska#80101 in 323
Michigan#802181 in 395
Wisconsin#801011 in 435
Illinois#812481 in 435
New Jersey#811141 in 542
Rhode Island#81131 in 655
Florida#821481 in 361
Montana#82211 in 330
Mississippi#87701 in 369
South Carolina#89701 in 385
New Mexico#91331 in 369
Georgia#1001081 in 435
Alabama#109631 in 556
New Hampshire#11091 in 678
Connecticut#111311 in 841
North Carolina#117831 in 608
Massachusetts#119451 in 1,218
New York#1501701 in 1,027
Vermont———

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 1963

girls
#1,065
102 births · 1 in 18,897 girls
boys
#66
5,971 births · 1 in 340 boys

Top girls' names in 1963

  1. #1Lisa56,047
  2. #2Mary41,546
  3. #3Susan33,991
  4. #4Karen32,492
  5. #5Linda27,727
  6. #6Donna25,405
  7. #7Patricia25,374
  8. #8Lori23,899
  9. #9Sandra21,621
  10. #10Cynthia21,589
  11. #1,065Troy102

Top boys' names in 1963

  1. #1Michael83,771
  2. #2John78,636
  3. #3David78,444
  4. #4James71,294
  5. #5Robert70,007
  6. #6Mark49,342
  7. #7William44,453
  8. #8Richard40,772
  9. #9Thomas35,490
  10. #10Jeffrey31,701
  11. #66Troy5,971
More about 1963

girls

1,927,507 girls got a published name in 1963; 1 in 18,897 of them was named Troy, which outranked 86.1% of the 7,661 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Troy
  1. #1,056Natasha103
  2. #1,056Noelle103
  3. #1,056Octavia103
  4. #1,065Troy102
  5. #1,065Angeline102
  6. #1,065Clarice102
  7. #1,065Demetria102
  8. #1,073Bette101
  9. #1,073Brigid101
  10. #1,073Gisele101

Tied with 7 names at #1,065; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1962
Risers
  1. ↑ 631Zena#1,323 → #692
  2. ↑ 623Zina#992 → #369
  3. ↑ 540Trisha#1,020 → #480
  4. ↑ 457Shirl#1,304 → #847
  5. ↑ 396Glynis#992 → #596
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,195Marnita#727 → #1,922
  2. ↓ 255Velvet#623 → #878
  3. ↓ 235Delphine#904 → #1,139
  4. ↓ 224Rosita#934 → #1,158
  5. ↓ 197Lindy#885 → #1,082

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

boys

2,031,078 boys got a published name in 1963; 1 in 340 of them was named Troy, which outranked 98.6% of the 4,621 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Troy
  1. #63Wayne6,031
  2. #64Glenn5,977
  3. #65Randall5,972
  4. #66Troy5,971
  5. #67Barry5,953
  6. #68Lawrence5,708
  7. #69Dale5,700
Biggest movers since 1962
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,551Tal#2,364 → #813
  2. ↑ 1,141Jaimie#1,962 → #821
  3. ↑ 540Stoney#1,038 → #498
  4. ↑ 364Pamela#1,311 → #947
  5. ↑ 331Giovanni#1,242 → #911
Fallers
  1. ↓ 324Olin#871 → #1,195
  2. ↓ 295Enoch#984 → #1,279
  3. ↓ 285Rand#953 → #1,238
  4. ↓ 283Vernell#996 → #1,279
  5. ↓ 269Bentley#926 → #1,195

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

See the top 100 for 1963 →