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Tru

Tru is a unisex given name: about 51% of people named Tru are men and 49% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

UnisexMedium
Male 51%Female 49%

This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.

Verdict
Unisex
Male / female split
51% male / 49% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States, Vietnam
US births since 1880
907 male / 857 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Tru

To address Tru when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Tru," in English, "Guten Tag Tru," in German. About 51% of people named Tru are men and 49% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Tru,

German

Guten Tag Tru,

French

Bonjour Tru,

Spanish

Estimado/a Tru:

Chinese

Tru您好：

Japanese

Tru様

English

Hi Tru,

German

Hi Tru,

French

Salut Tru,

Spanish

Hola Tru,

Chinese

Tru你好：

Japanese

Truさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Tru by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonunisex name51%
Vietnamuncommonunisex name50%

United States birth data

907 male · 857 female · 1,764 births recorded

Male 51%Female 49%

Since 1980: 51% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Tru a male or female name?

Tru is a unisex given name: about 51% of people named Tru are men and 49% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Tru in an email?

To address Tru when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Tru," in English, "Guten Tag Tru," in German. About 51% of people named Tru are men and 49% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Tru a unisex name?

Tru is a unisex name: 51% of people named Tru are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.

Related names

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Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Tru a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/tru (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_tru,
  title  = {Is Tru a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/tru},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}