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Troy is a given name used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (1% of births). There have been 218,410 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 215,736 as boys and 2,674 as girls. Troy gained popularity in the 1950s, peaked in 1970 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	560
2023	672
2022	657
2021	744
2020	728
2019	813
2018	917
2017	957
2016	1,112
2015	1,211
2014	1,334
2013	1,287
2012	1,400
2011	1,466
2010	1,392
2009	1,493
2008	1,602
2007	1,615
2006	1,592
2005	1,530
2004	1,515
2003	1,284
2002	1,310
2001	1,364
2000	1,525
1999	1,686
1998	1,832
1997	2,010
1996	2,259
1995	2,495
1994	2,862
1993	2,678
1992	2,298
1991	2,356
1990	2,515
1989	2,649
1988	2,368
1987	2,314
1986	2,277
1985	2,338
1984	2,433
1983	2,420
1982	2,558
1981	2,530
1980	2,879
1979	2,983
1978	3,179
1977	3,337
1976	3,752
1975	3,991
1974	4,598
1973	5,109
1972	6,401
1971	7,401
1970	8,545
1969	8,173
1968	8,050
1967	8,009
1966	6,971
1965	5,915
1964	6,384
1963	6,072
1962	6,146
1961	4,379
1960	2,132
1959	1,013
1958	807
1957	812
1956	734
1955	694
1954	719
1953	706
1952	678
1951	643
1950	654
1949	636
1948	664
1947	681
1946	655
1945	630
1944	650
1943	643
1942	586
1941	576
1940	589
1939	606
1938	556
1937	556
1936	542
1935	557
1934	547
1933	538
1932	557
1931	497
1930	553
1929	526
1928	578
1927	569
1926	540
1925	535
1924	573
1923	527
1922	513
1921	542
1920	540
1919	514
1918	471
1917	404
1916	455
1915	434
1914	315
1913	223
1912	210
1911	108
1910	95
1909	64
1908	94
1907	81
1906	54
1905	64
1904	74
1903	46
1902	65
1901	41
1900	69
1899	28
1898	36
1897	31
1896	37
1895	29
1894	50
1893	25
1892	29
1891	23
1890	16
1889	16
1888	20
1887	12
1886	19
1885	18
1884	11
1883	13
1882	16
1881	6
1880	8