Troy

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: English

Meaning

Troy is a male given first name used in English-speaking countries, and may derive from the Irish Troightheach, meaning "foot soldier". Additionally Troy is utilised as an anglicised surname derived from a variety of Gaelic and Norman surnames. Further detail here Troy.

From Wikipedia

Troy first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 256 babies (rank #140 that year). In 2024 it was given to 33 boys (rank #807). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Troy

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Troy yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

3,859
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
256
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
1991256#140
1992232#151
1993222#152
1994214#142
1995213#161
1996195#165
1997190#160
1998135#209
1999134#205
200098#250
200194#257
200279#303
200381#299
2004117#236
2005128#226
200687#321
2007114#263
2008127#247
200996#327
201098#317
201199#313
201296#325
201378#374
201487#366
201585#368
201697#343
201761#482
201855#513
201969#431
202048#562
202164#465
202248#577
202329#870
202433#807