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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201964peak #40, 1968boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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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 1964

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #67 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 260 boysAKMaine: #57 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 260 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Troy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #73 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 427 boysNHWashington: #57 for boys · 114 births · 1 in 234 boysWAIdaho: #26 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 114 boysIDMontana: #53 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 198 boysMTNorth Dakota: #28 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 116 boysNDMinnesota: #36 for boys · 240 births · 1 in 155 boysMNIllinois: #80 for boys · 243 births · 1 in 435 boysILWisconsin: #66 for boys · 126 births · 1 in 338 boysWIMichigan: #69 for boys · 224 births · 1 in 376 boysMINew York: #137 for boys · 187 births · 1 in 921 boysNYMassachusetts: #103 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 1,015 boysMARhode Island: #87 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 721 boysRIOregon: #32 for boys · 117 births · 1 in 133 boysORNevada: #29 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 113 boysNVWyoming: #35 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 134 boysWYSouth Dakota: #19 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 76 boysSDIowa: #40 for boys · 162 births · 1 in 166 boysIAIndiana: #39 for boys · 311 births · 1 in 163 boysINOhio: #64 for boys · 286 births · 1 in 354 boysOHPennsylvania: #66 for boys · 273 births · 1 in 393 boysPANew Jersey: #85 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 617 boysNJConnecticut: #108 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 876 boysCTCalifornia: #70 for boys · 534 births · 1 in 344 boysCAUtah: #10 for boys · 180 births · 1 in 60 boysUTColorado: #37 for boys · 130 births · 1 in 155 boysCONebraska: #33 for boys · 104 births · 1 in 137 boysNEMissouri: #71 for boys · 121 births · 1 in 356 boysMOKentucky: #51 for boys · 154 births · 1 in 213 boysKYWest Virginia: #64 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 335 boysWVVirginia: #57 for boys · 150 births · 1 in 285 boysVAMaryland: #51 for boys · 114 births · 1 in 289 boysMDDelaware: #112 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 710 boysDEArizona: #59 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 262 boysAZNew Mexico: #96 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 391 boysNMKansas: #30 for boys · 156 births · 1 in 126 boysKSArkansas: #76 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 328 boysARTennessee: #59 for boys · 146 births · 1 in 263 boysTNNorth Carolina: #113 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 579 boysNCSouth Carolina: #86 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 385 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #60 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 328 boysDCOklahoma: #63 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 242 boysOKLouisiana: #24 for boys · 328 births · 1 in 121 boysLAMississippi: #95 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 434 boysMSAlabama: #109 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 531 boysALGeorgia: #92 for boys · 124 births · 1 in 385 boysGAHawaii: #61 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 255 boysHITexas: #65 for boys · 407 births · 1 in 277 boysTXFlorida: #54 for boys · 188 births · 1 in 280 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Utah#10 · 1 in 60
  2. South Dakota#19 · 1 in 76
  3. Louisiana#24 · 1 in 121
  4. Idaho#26 · 1 in 114
  5. North Dakota#28 · 1 in 116

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#101801 in 60
South Dakota#19891 in 76
Louisiana#243281 in 121
Idaho#26521 in 114
North Dakota#28531 in 116
Nevada#29341 in 113
Kansas#301561 in 126
Oregon#321171 in 133
Nebraska#331041 in 137
Wyoming#35211 in 134
Minnesota#362401 in 155
Colorado#371301 in 155
Indiana#393111 in 163
Iowa#401621 in 166
Kentucky#511541 in 213
Maryland#511141 in 289
Montana#53331 in 198
Florida#541881 in 280
Maine#57381 in 260
Virginia#571501 in 285
Washington#571141 in 234
Arizona#59621 in 262
Tennessee#591461 in 263
District of Columbia#60431 in 328
Hawaii#61281 in 255
Oklahoma#63891 in 242
Ohio#642861 in 354
West Virginia#64511 in 335
Texas#654071 in 277
Pennsylvania#662731 in 393
Wisconsin#661261 in 338
Alaska#67121 in 260
Michigan#692241 in 376
California#705341 in 344
Missouri#711211 in 356
New Hampshire#73141 in 427
Arkansas#76581 in 328
Illinois#802431 in 435
New Jersey#851001 in 617
South Carolina#86691 in 385
Rhode Island#87121 in 721
Georgia#921241 in 385
Mississippi#95581 in 434
New Mexico#96301 in 391
Massachusetts#103531 in 1,015
Connecticut#108301 in 876
Alabama#109661 in 531
Delaware#11271 in 710
North Carolina#113851 in 579
New York#1371871 in 921
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 1964

girls
#1,254
77 births · 1 in 24,609 girls
boys
#57
6,308 births · 1 in 316 boys

Top girls' names in 1964

  1. #1Lisa54,270
  2. #2Mary40,985
  3. #3Susan31,515
  4. #4Karen30,243
  5. #5Patricia26,091
  6. #6Kimberly24,128
  7. #7Donna23,808
  8. #8Linda23,629
  9. #9Cynthia20,321
  10. #10Tammy20,043
  11. #1,254Troy77

Top boys' names in 1964

  1. #1Michael82,617
  2. #2John82,508
  3. #3David75,043
  4. #4James73,026
  5. #5Robert69,980
  6. #6Mark45,261
  7. #7William44,224
  8. #8Richard40,098
  9. #9Thomas34,463
  10. #10Jeffrey30,728
  11. #57Troy6,308
More about 1964

girls

1,894,855 girls got a published name in 1964; 1 in 24,609 of them was named Troy, which outranked 83.9% of the 7,806 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Troy
  1. #1,246Lisha78
  2. #1,246Siobhan78
  3. #1,246Winona78
  4. #1,254Troy77
  5. #1,254Cecile77
  6. #1,254Dannette77
  7. #1,254Darline77
  8. #1,265Angella76
  9. #1,265Catalina76
  10. #1,265Damita76

Tied with 10 names at #1,254; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1963
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,987Anjanette#5,891 → #904
  2. ↑ 2,403Deneen#2,619 → #216
  3. ↑ 2,162Denine#3,066 → #904
  4. ↑ 1,303Daneen#2,211 → #908
  5. ↑ 1,137Kecia#1,754 → #617
Fallers
  1. ↓ 341Leisha#993 → #1,334
  2. ↓ 320Cary#973 → #1,293
  3. ↓ 317Lisha#929 → #1,246
  4. ↓ 281Cecile#973 → #1,254
  5. ↓ 276Alexis#790 → #1,066

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

boys

1,992,698 boys got a published name in 1964; 1 in 316 of them was named Troy, which outranked 98.8% of the 4,594 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Troy
  1. #54Ricky6,758
  2. #55Carl6,661
  3. #56Danny6,476
  4. #57Troy6,308
  5. #58Russell6,238
  6. #59Rodney6,073
  7. #60Gerald5,869
Biggest movers since 1963
Risers
  1. ↑ 864Deron#1,548 → #684
  2. ↑ 653Cassius#1,513 → #860
  3. ↑ 392Kipp#1,215 → #823
  4. ↑ 363Fitzgerald#1,052 → #689
  5. ↑ 334Adrain#1,279 → #945
Fallers
  1. ↓ 286Farrell#886 → #1,172
  2. ↓ 283Tal#813 → #1,096
  3. ↓ 278Laura#921 → #1,199
  4. ↓ 272Pamela#947 → #1,219
  5. ↓ 270Huey#891 → #1,161

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

See the top 100 for 1964 →