Trudy

#5,099 for girls in 2025, 25 births · Last seen for boys in 1946 at #3,525
Given to girls >99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1946 · 891 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
25,623
since 1896

Trudy over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Trudy has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201944peak #238, 1946girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#5,09925—
2024#4,66929—
2023#5,24824—
2022#5,02826—
2021#4,50730—
2020#5,85020—
2019#5,44923—
2018#5,78521—
2017#6,80817—
2016#5,28425—
2015#5,65323—
2014#6,71318—
2013#7,37216—
2012#5,25326—
2011#6,56419—
2010#6,64119—
2009#6,54420—
2008#5,01329—
2007#7,73316—
2006#8,23714—
2005#5,60022—
2004#6,21619—
2003#5,58621—
2002#5,89719—
2001#5,57020—
2000#4,64925—
1999#4,44525—
1998#4,79622—
1997#4,66022—
1996#4,18425—
1995#3,49231—
1994#4,11525—
1993#3,35133—
1992#3,34333—
1991#2,93539—
1990#3,15635—
1989#2,71441—
1988#2,36946—
1987#2,39843—
1986#2,47040—
1985#2,54538—
1984#1,56572—
1983#1,66566—
1982#1,41786—
1981#1,151117—
1980#1,169115—
1979#1,074128—
1978#964144—
1977#898158—
1976#708207—
1975#785179—
1974#699211—
1973#582271—
1972#589272—
1971#613277—
1970#536353—
1969#527347—
1968#478404—
1967#458426—
1966#406521—
1965#377584—
1964#365672—
1963#324852—
1962#355717—
1961#367681—
1960#363719—
1959#344763—
1958#322831—
1957#329773—
1956#321740—
1955#297859—
1954#304770—
1953#288828—
1952#261925—
1951#253922—
1950#244937—
1949#252905—
1948#253883—
1947#240975—
1946#238891#3,5255
1945#250728—
1944#269652—
1943#309505—
1942#450267—
1941#459226—
1940#534164—
1939#593127—
1938#618121—
1937#71391—
1936#74880—
1935#76977—
1934#89458—
1933#97350—
1932#1,07044—
1931#95952—
1930#98356—
1929#1,13742—
1928#1,19141—
1927#1,10847—
1926#1,07948—
1925#1,46631—
1924#1,25840—
1923#1,52029—
1922#1,36634—
1921#1,66826—
1920#1,51129—
1919#1,21638—
1918#1,27735—
1917#1,47026—
1916#1,63022—
1915#1,52323—
1914#1,48019—
1913#1,46516—
1912#1,25218—
1911#1,07117—
1910#1,11016—
1909#1,9576—
1908#1,26111—
1907#1,6397—
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1904#1,6596—
1903#1,7925—
1902#1,3208—
1901#1,6795—
1900#1,3199—
1899#1,5965—
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First appearance
1896

The first year at least five girls were named Trudy! It came in at #1,583, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1898–1899, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Trudy is popular in 1944

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedNHWashington: #189 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,252 girlsWAIdaho: #153 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 768 girlsIDMontana: #130 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 567 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #222 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,983 girlsMNIllinois: #220 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,810 girlsILWisconsin: #165 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,480 girlsWIMichigan: #208 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,745 girlsMINew York: #266 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 2,572 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedRIOregon: #200 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,422 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedSDIowa: #166 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,260 girlsIAIndiana: #149 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 993 girlsINOhio: #227 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 2,064 girlsOHPennsylvania: #210 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 1,737 girlsPANew Jersey: #271 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,728 girlsNJConnecticut: #252 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,381 girlsCTCalifornia: #209 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 1,309 girlsCAUtah: #128 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 600 girlsUTColorado: #232 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,460 girlsCONebraska: #164 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,117 girlsNEMissouri: #201 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,463 girlsMOKentucky: #463 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,552 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedWVVirginia: #250 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,960 girlsVAMaryland: #277 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,575 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedDEArizona: #234 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,089 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedNMKansas: #139 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 800 girlsKSArkansas: #375 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,240 girlsARTennessee: #333 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,109 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #292 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,421 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #304 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,384 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #266 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,844 girlsOKLouisiana: #262 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,490 girlsLAMississippi: #409 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,001 girlsMSAlabama: #343 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,218 girlsALGeorgia: #302 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,378 girlsGAHawaii: #124 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 429 girlsHITexas: #324 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 2,226 girlsTXFlorida: #331 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,785 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#124 · 1 in 429
  2. Utah#128 · 1 in 600
  3. Montana#130 · 1 in 567
  4. Kansas#139 · 1 in 800
  5. Indiana#149 · 1 in 993

Best ever in a state: #98 in Utah, 1946.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#124111 in 429
Utah#128111 in 600
Montana#13071 in 567
Kansas#139181 in 800
Indiana#149311 in 993
Idaho#15361 in 768
Nebraska#16491 in 1,117
Wisconsin#165181 in 1,480
Iowa#166161 in 1,260
Washington#189151 in 1,252
Oregon#20071 in 1,422
Missouri#201211 in 1,463
Michigan#208291 in 1,745
California#209611 in 1,309
Pennsylvania#210461 in 1,737
Illinois#220351 in 1,810
Minnesota#222121 in 1,983
Ohio#227291 in 2,064
Colorado#23271 in 1,460
Arizona#23461 in 1,089
Virginia#250151 in 1,960
Connecticut#25261 in 2,381
Louisiana#262181 in 1,490
New York#266411 in 2,572
Oklahoma#266111 in 1,844
New Jersey#271121 in 2,728
Maryland#27771 in 2,575
North Carolina#292171 in 2,421
Georgia#302151 in 2,378
South Carolina#304101 in 2,384
Texas#324341 in 2,226
Florida#33181 in 2,785
Tennessee#333101 in 3,109
Alabama#343101 in 3,218
Arkansas#37561 in 3,240
Mississippi#40961 in 4,001
Kentucky#46351 in 5,552
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Trudy
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 430 spots since 2024 (#4,669 → #5,099)
  • 751 spots since 2020 (#5,850 → #5,099)
  • 554 spots since 2015 (#5,653 → #5,099)
  • Biggest jump: 154 spots in 1930 (#1,137 → #983)
  • Biggest drop: 190 spots in 1977 (#708 → #898)
Rise & fade · girls
50 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1896
  • Peaked 1946 at #238 (891 births)
  • Births halved by 1967, 21 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 48 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 48 yrs · run 1933–1978
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,764
  • Highest: 1 in 1,764 girls born in 1946 were named Trudy (0.06%)
  • Latest: 1 in 64,291 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 32.6% of all girls named Trudy (8,348) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s19#1,094 (1897)#1,424
1900s64#1,261 (1908)#1,574
1910s230#1,071 (1911)#1,349
1920s367#1,079 (1926)#1,330
1930s756#593 (1939)#832
1940s6,196#238 (1946)#325
1950s8,348#244 (1950)#296
1960s5,923#324 (1963)#402
1970s2,200#536 (1970)#745
1980s664#1,151 (1981)#1,946
1990s290#2,935 (1991)#3,848
2000s205#4,649 (2000)#6,105
2010s207#5,253 (2012)#6,152
2020s154#4,507 (2021)#5,067

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Trudy in 1944

girls
#269
652 births · 1 in 2,036 girls

Top girls' names in 1944

  1. #1Mary62,476
  2. #2Barbara39,196
  3. #3Linda38,415
  4. #4Patricia36,874
  5. #5Carol30,456
  6. #6Sandra26,024
  7. #7Nancy23,218
  8. #8Sharon22,433
  9. #9Judith22,431
  10. #10Betty19,761
  11. #269Trudy652
More about 1944

girls

1,327,223 girls got a published name in 1944; 1 in 2,036 of them was named Trudy, which outranked 94.9% of the 5,243 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Trudy
  1. #266Ramona676
  2. #267Betsy670
  3. #268Dawn654
  4. #269Trudy652
  5. #270Jennie650
  6. #271Cecelia645
  7. #272Fannie643
Biggest movers since 1943
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,229Dorinda#1,834 → #605
  2. ↑ 611Deirdre#1,556 → #945
  3. ↑ 504Alana#1,251 → #747
  4. ↑ 460Elyse#1,327 → #867
  5. ↑ 407Joella#1,395 → #988
Fallers
  1. ↓ 613Michal#996 → #1,609
  2. ↓ 493Aloma#762 → #1,255
  3. ↓ 448Louvenia#916 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 347Norine#889 → #1,236
  5. ↓ 341Lyla#864 → #1,205

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1944 →