Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Troy
Endangered
Down 93.3% from peak
Peak era
1970
Peak births
8,448
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen X
Quick answers about Troy
How many people are named Troy?
An estimated 176,849 living Americans are named Troy.
How rare is Troy?
Troy is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 563 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 93.3% from its 1970 peak.
How old is the typical Troy?
The median age of a living American named Troy is approximately 51 years, with most bearers falling between 33 and 58 years old.
Is Troy still popular?
No. Troy is endangered as a baby name, down 93.3% from its 1970 peak with 563 births in 2025.
Where is Troy most common?
Troy has its strongest geographic signal in Arkansas, where it appears 6.9× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19702025
Peak year
1970
Decline from peak
93.3%
2025
563
All-time
216,308
Where it lives now
Troy is most concentrated in Oklahoma — about 6.1× the national rate in the 1920s. It also runs high in Arkansas.
States where Troy is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.