Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Troy

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Troy
Creator: Social Security Administration

Endangered Down 93.4% from peak

Peak era

1970

Peak rank proxy

8,448

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen X

1880Peak 19702024

Peak year

1970

Decline from peak

93.4%

2024

560

All-time

215,736

Troy once had enough force to mark a generation, but its current usage is a small remnant of that peak. The name still exists, yet now reads as a timestamp: personal, recognizable, and culturally receding.

Your name peaked in 1970, when 8,448 boys were named Troy.

In 2024, only 560 boys were given the name.

Down 93.4% from its peak.

All told, about 215,736 Americans have been named Troy and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen X

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryDown 93.4% from peak

19708,448 boys named Troy

2024560 boys named Troy

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