Troy Name Popularity

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How popular is Troy?

The somewhat popular name Troy was the 363rd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 500 contender has enjoyed a rank in the top 1000 since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began keeping records.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #40 for the first time in 1967 and as recently as 1968.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1970 with 8,448 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Troy was 6 in 1881.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Troy occurred roughly during the years 1889-1894, 1905-1908, 1909-1915, 1956-1962, 1963-1967, and 1991-1994, whereas 1970-1981, and 1994-2001 were years of successive downward movement.

Where is the name Troy popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

Troy's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Troy lately has dropped.

The name Troy is chosen by a number of parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Troy has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Troy (Girl)		Troy (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		5	17,817	904	363
2017		6	15,724	950	351
2016		5	18,613	1,104	316
2015		8	12,907	1,199	301
2014		7	14,432	1,324	275
2013		< 5	--	1,285	274
2012		7	14,856	1,389	259
2011		5	19,368	1,457	244
2010		8	13,353	1,382	248
2009		5	19,994	1,487	238
2008		5	20,258	1,596	231
2007		12	10,093	1,603	231
2006		9	12,360	1,581	229
2005		5	18,992	1,525	226
2004		13	8,685	1,501	227
2003		< 5	--	1,284	256
2002		9	11,045	1,301	249
2001		8	11,984	1,355	248
2000		11	9,132	1,513	225
1999		14	7,206	1,672	205
1998		11	8,552	1,821	184
1997		12	7,711	1,998	170
1996		20	5,051	2,238	155
1995		25	4,209	2,471	140
1994		19	5,237	2,842	123
1993		30	3,675	2,647	131
1992		10	8,703	2,290	146
1991		20	4,992	2,337	137
1990		10	8,460	2,503	128
1989		13	6,512	2,638	124
1988		24	3,889	2,343	124
1987		20	4,276	2,294	122
1986		28	3,273	2,250	123
1985		22	3,848	2,314	123
1984		22	3,716	2,417	114
1983		13	5,430	2,406	113
1982		24	3,524	2,534	115
1981		18	4,330	2,516	114
1980		47	2,187	2,832	106
1979		21	3,771	2,964	99
1978		26	3,090	3,156	88
1977		31	2,711	3,310	88
1976		37	2,287	3,715	73
1975		39	2,194	3,948	69
1974		35	2,288	4,567	63
1973		44	1,913	5,063	59
1972		54	1,671	6,351	49
1971		63	1,557	7,338	46
1970		97	1,190	8,448	41
1969		74	1,324	8,095	42
1968		73	1,298	7,981	40
1967		76	1,226	7,938	40
1966		66	1,349	6,902	48
1965		58	1,462	5,857	53
1964		77	1,264	6,306	57
1963		102	1,074	5,974	64
1962		99	1,100	6,042	67
1961		119	994	4,260	100
1960		77	1,252	2,059	162
1959		50	1,550	962	257
1958		42	1,677	764	278
1957		34	1,902	773	272
1956		29	2,052	708	277
1955		23	2,338	670	276
1954		22	2,378	698	267
1953		20	2,429	686	267
1952		7	4,881	670	265
1951		18	2,470	625	271
1950		17	2,526	637	258
1949		16	2,615	620	262
1948		11	3,324	654	253
1947		12	3,220	669	258
1946		19	2,224	635	244
1945		16	2,230	614	220
1944		19	2,023	631	218
1943		11	3,022	633	228
1942		12	2,803	572	235
1941		7	3,931	569	226
1940		12	2,565	577	218
1939		20	1,789	587	209
1938		10	2,921	545	220
1937		15	2,187	541	221
1936		8	3,352	534	218
1935		10	2,910	547	217
1934		7	3,774	540	222
1933		20	1,766	518	223
1932		17	2,026	540	223
1931		12	2,572	485	238
1930		20	1,866	533	240
1929		20	1,886	506	241
1928		16	2,277	562	232
1927		10	3,268	559	237
1926		18	2,151	522	246
1925		18	2,185	517	250
1924		14	2,654	559	243
1923		15	2,450	512	247
1922		11	3,134	502	251
1921		10	3,377	532	243
1920		21	1,943	519	242
1919		15	2,374	499	237
1918		17	2,198	454	248
1917		10	3,064	394	255
1916		13	2,486	442	237
1915		19	1,789	415	238
1914		8	2,851	307	245
1913		5	3,661	218	258
1912		8	2,340	202	247
1911		8	1,944	100	260
1910		5	2,755	90	255
1909		< 5	--	64	282
1908		7	1,845	87	223
1907		9	1,501	72	247
1906		< 5	--	54	269
1905		5	2,210	59	258
1904		5	2,145	69	227
1903		< 5	--	46	276
1902		6	1,778	59	241
1901		< 5	--	41	271
1900		< 5	--	69	247
1899		< 5	--	28	345
1898		< 5	--	36	323
1897		< 5	--	31	338
1896		5	1,803	32	336
1895		< 5	--	29	346
1894		< 5	--	50	247
1893		< 5	--	25	367
1892		< 5	--	29	356
1891		< 5	--	23	363
1890		< 5	--	16	485
1889		< 5	--	16	480
1888		< 5	--	20	429
1887		< 5	--	12	539
1886		< 5	--	19	415
1885		< 5	--	18	437
1884		< 5	--	11	606
1883		< 5	--	13	524
1882		< 5	--	16	467
1881		< 5	--	6	859
1880		< 5	--	8	742

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.