Fun Facts About the Name Troi
- More than 1 thousand babies named Troi: U.S. records list 1,088 babies given the name Troi from 1880 through 2025. Even 247 boys received the name Troi - about 1 boy for every 3 girls.
What Does the Name Troi Mean?
Troi has no securely documented origin or meaning of its own as a given name. It is often taken to be a phonetic respelling of Troy, but the two names are linked mainly by sound and spelling, with no recorded line of descent between them. If that connection were correct, Troi would carry the meanings attached to Troy - either the Irish surname Ó Troighthigh, usually explained as "descendant of the foot-soldier," or the Greek city of Troy - but that derivation is not established for Troi. Troi is also a surname, and it is in that role that English speakers most often meet it. Because no given-name etymology is documented, the meaning of Troi is best called uncertain.
Troi Name History & Origins
Troi is rare as a first name and appears mainly in the United States. Its best-known use is as a surname: Deanna Troi is the ship's counselor in Star Trek: The Next Generation, which first aired in 1987. That is a fictional character's family name and is not evidence for where the given name comes from; no documented record shows the character's name as the source of the first name.
As a first name, Troi cannot be traced through a chain of earlier forms the way names borrowed from Latin, Greek, Hebrew, or the Germanic languages can. It appears as an isolated spelling choice rather than as part of an established naming tradition, which leaves the name with little documented history.
How Popular is the Name Troi?
Troi has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1997. Its best rank was #3,033 in 1997.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,053 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2024 | #7,541 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2023 | #6,139 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2022 | #8,484 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2021 | #6,665 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2020 | #7,929 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2019 | #8,103 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2018 | #6,763 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2017 | #8,261 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2016 | #6,884 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2015 | #8,904 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2014 | #16,372 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #7,721 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2012 | #7,776 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2011 | #7,090 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2010 | #10,413 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2009 | #6,531 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2008 | #6,336 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2007 | #8,979 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2006 | #7,459 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2005 | #7,874 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2004 | #6,751 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2003 | #6,041 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2002 | #6,372 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2001 | #4,677 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2000 | #7,135 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1999 | #3,961 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 1998 | #3,349 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 1997 | #3,033 | 40 | 0.0023% |
| 1996 | #3,561 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 1995 | #3,215 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 1994 | #5,012 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1993 | #3,045 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 1992 | #4,524 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1991 | #5,653 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1990 | #7,858 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1989 | #6,940 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1987 | #11,230 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #10,840 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1973 | #7,398 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1971 | #5,981 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1970 | #7,946 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1969 | #6,578 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1968 | #6,959 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1967 | #5,428 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1966 | #5,779 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1965 | #7,465 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1964 | #5,975 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1963 | #4,259 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1962 | #3,998 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1961 | #3,594 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1960 | #5,145 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1958 | #6,966 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,525 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2024 | #3,764 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 2023 | #5,643 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2022 | #5,612 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2021 | #10,702 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #5,956 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2019 | #9,660 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #9,593 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #10,680 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #13,910 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #14,070 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #10,695 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #12,100 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #9,799 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #10,822 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #11,946 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #11,359 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #9,871 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #12,634 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #8,148 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1997 | #10,713 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #5,428 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1992 | #9,721 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #7,852 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1976 | #4,903 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1971 | #5,614 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1970 | #4,694 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Troi Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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