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Meaning

The name Troy has the following meaning:

Son of a foot soldier.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Troy is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 238 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Troy fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 7 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 237 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Troy in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Troy is pronounced as troy

Origins

Troy originates from the Irish language.
See other suggested Irish boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Troy and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Troy: Boys - Brennen, Girls - Biddie, Bridget, Keely, Both genders - Brady, Brian, Cody, Darby, Ennis, Gale

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Troy: Troi, Troix, Troixe, Troixes, Troye, Troyton

Style

We think the name Troy should fall under the following style category: The 70's.

See other The 70's boy names

Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Troy to be: Outgoing and fun guy

In one word, you might describe Troy as a(n) "outgoing" person.

See other "outgoing" names for boys.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Troy (or its variants) are:

Troy Delvon Bell , born on 10 November, a famous basketballer. Troy Delvon Bell 's background: An American professional basketball player formerly of the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies. He played at Boston College and finished as one of the greatest players in the program's history.

Michael Troy Afenir , born on 21 September, a famous baseballer. Michael Troy Afenir 's background: A retired Major League Baseball catcher.

Troy Kenneth Aikman, born on 21 November, a famous footballer. Troy Kenneth Aikman's background: A former American football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League, and currently a television sportscaster for the Fox network. He is also a joint owner of the NASCAR Nextel Cup racing team, Hall of Fame Racing, along with fellow former Cowboys quarterback, Roger Staubach. He is the among the best NFL quarterbacks of all time, and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006.
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