Given name & surname
Troi
“son of a footsoldier”
In English use, Troi has a related form in Troy. One interpretation is “son of a footsoldier.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Troi has a related form in Troy. One interpretation is “son of a footsoldier.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Troi is a form of Troy. Troy comes from Latin, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1958. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Troi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,088
- 247 boys · 841 girls
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 45 babies
- 2025
- 33
- #4,525 for boys · #10,053 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +47%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 23 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,525 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. It also appeared in 10 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (11). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 921 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Troi’s family of names
In English usage, Troi has a related form in Troy. In Greek usage, Troi as a surname is a transliteration of Τρόη.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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