Truce
Truce was the 774th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 331 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. More babies were named Truce in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning truce, a pause in fighting · English
Say it TROOS /trus/
- Rank in 2025
- #774 boys, up 13,114 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 331boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025331 babies
- Total since 1880
- 643babies recorded
What does the name Truce mean?
Truce is a new American word name, mostly for boys, taken from the English word for an agreed pause in fighting. The American Heritage Dictionary traces truce to Middle English trewes, the plural of trewe, "pledge, treaty", from Old English treow, a word related to true. It has no history as a traditional given name.
trewe (Middle English, “pledge, treaty”)trēow (Old English, “faith, pledge”)
How sure is this? Well established.
See also: English names, names that mean peace.
Sources for this meaning
- The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th ed., entry 'truce' (etymology), HarperCollins / Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Wiktionary, entry 'truce', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (cmudict), Carnegie Mellon University
Truce popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 23 since 2024, 13 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #774 | 331 |
| 2020 | #13,888 | 5 |
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How popular is Truce, counting every spelling?
Truce is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #752 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #774 for Truce on its own. Together these spellings went to 331 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truce | 331 | #774 | 590 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Truce?
331 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Truce (0.09 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Truce born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 25 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Truce.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Truce?
About 600 people born in the US named Truce are alive today, with a median age of 1; half are between 1 and 2. That makes Truce a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Truce by state
How common Truce was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (7.5×), Louisiana (3.9×), Alabama (3.8×), South Carolina (3.4×), Georgia (3.2×). In 31 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Truce: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Truce, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Truce · Sibling names for Truce
Questions about the name Truce
What does Truce mean?
Truce means “truce, a pause in fighting” (English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Truce?
Truce was the 774th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 331 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. More babies were named Truce in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Truce a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Truce in the US.
Where is Truce most popular?
In 2021–2025, Truce was most common in Mississippi (0.51 per 1,000 boys), followed by Louisiana and Alabama.