Troy
A boys’ name of Old French origin, meaning curly-haired; or from the city troy.
How Troy has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #301 |
| 2016 | #317 |
| 2017 | #351 |
| 2018 | #363 |
| 2019 | #389 |
| 2020 | #415 |
| 2021 | #418 |
| 2022 | #477 |
| 2023 | #462 |
| 2024 | #531 |
| 2025 | #533 |
Troy by the numbers
In 2025, 43 babies in England and Wales were named Troy. In the US, 955 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 8,448 babies in 1970, so it is a 1970s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1970, about 1 in 230 American boys born that year was called Troy.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Troy. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
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