Fun Facts About the Name Truce
- 643 babies named Truce: U.S. records list 643 babies given the name Truce from 1880 through 2025. Even 23 girls received the name Truce - about 1 girl for every 27 boys.
What Does the Name Truce Mean?
Truce is an English word name taken from the common noun truce, which means a halt in fighting agreed to by opposing sides. The noun comes from Middle English trewes, originally the plural of trewe, "faith, pledge, promise, agreement," from Old English trēow (also trēowe), meaning fidelity or faithfulness. The same Old English root produced true and trust.
Strictly speaking, the literal sense behind the word is "pledges" or "promises" - the modern sense of a temporary suspension of hostilities came later and is the customary meaning the name now carries.
Truce Name History & Origins
Related forms of the word appear in medieval Latin as treuga and in French as trêve. In medieval Europe the term acquired a precise religious and legal meaning in the Truce of God (treuga Dei), a movement that began in France in the late tenth century and sought to limit private warfare by banning fighting on Sundays and major feast days; church councils attached oaths and penalties to the restriction, and the idea spread to other parts of western Europe.
As a personal name, Truce is uncommon and belongs to the broad English category of word names, in which an ordinary vocabulary word is used directly as a given name. In that respect it sits alongside names such as Grace, Hope, and Verity rather than the older stock of names inherited from Germanic, biblical, or saints' traditions. Its appeal rests on the plain meaning of the noun - an agreed pause in conflict - rather than on a long line of inherited name forms.
How Popular is the Name Truce?
Truce recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2025. Its best rank was #774 in 2025.
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 | #8,316 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2024 | #10,176 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #774 | 331 | 0.0194% |
| 2024 | #991 | 227 | 0.0132% |
| 2023 | #12,109 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #6,782 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2021 | #6,648 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2020 | #13,883 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #10,644 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #10,637 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #12,161 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #14,339 | 5 | 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 Truce Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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Dependable, very down-to-earth and well grounded, you are always looking for meaningful work, a career where you can take pride in your work and do the best job you are capable of. Your prime desire is to build protected and secure environment at home and at work. You can be very persuasive in achieving goals and gaining objectives. You can be very detailed and well-organized and possess great organizational skills. At times you may appear too stubborn and overly critical to others, but your practical approach to life and productivity makes you one of the most beneficent members of community.
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