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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201949peak #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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1905#1,5387—
1904#1,6596—
1903#1,7925—
1902#1,3208—
1901#1,6795—
1900#1,3199—
1899#1,5965—
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1896#1,5835—
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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 1949

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedAKMaine: #195 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,305 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedNHWashington: #154 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 810 girlsWAIdaho: #167 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 876 girlsIDMontana: #158 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 760 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #202 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,334 girlsNDMinnesota: #182 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,477 girlsMNIllinois: #183 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 1,281 girlsILWisconsin: #183 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,538 girlsWIMichigan: #216 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,860 girlsMINew York: #345 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 3,734 girlsNYMassachusetts: #365 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,388 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedRIOregon: #195 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,252 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedNVWyoming: #104 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 425 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #174 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,006 girlsSDIowa: #167 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,091 girlsIAIndiana: #176 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,135 girlsINOhio: #250 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 2,168 girlsOHPennsylvania: #205 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 1,580 girlsPANew Jersey: #306 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,538 girlsNJConnecticut: #302 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,452 girlsCTCalifornia: #265 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 1,952 girlsCAUtah: #173 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 823 girlsUTColorado: #215 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,425 girlsCONebraska: #136 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 791 girlsNEMissouri: #199 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,550 girlsMOKentucky: #252 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,004 girlsKYWest Virginia: #242 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,835 girlsWVVirginia: #273 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,234 girlsVAMaryland: #269 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,246 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedDEArizona: #269 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,485 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedNMKansas: #173 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,123 girlsKSArkansas: #277 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,862 girlsARTennessee: #302 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,692 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #193 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 1,090 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #281 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,854 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #160 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 977 girlsOKLouisiana: #220 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,157 girlsLAMississippi: #347 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,652 girlsMSAlabama: #387 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,741 girlsALGeorgia: #302 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,506 girlsGAHawaii: #213 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 880 girlsHITexas: #363 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 2,707 girlsTXFlorida: #311 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,244 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Wyoming#104 · 1 in 425
  2. Nebraska#136 · 1 in 791
  3. Washington#154 · 1 in 810
  4. Montana#158 · 1 in 760
  5. Oklahoma#160 · 1 in 977

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#10461 in 425
Nebraska#136171 in 791
Washington#154311 in 810
Montana#15881 in 760
Oklahoma#160221 in 977
Idaho#16771 in 876
Iowa#167251 in 1,091
Kansas#173161 in 1,123
Utah#173101 in 823
South Dakota#17471 in 1,006
Indiana#176371 in 1,135
Minnesota#182221 in 1,477
Illinois#183671 in 1,281
Wisconsin#183241 in 1,538
North Carolina#193451 in 1,090
Maine#19571 in 1,305
Oregon#195121 in 1,252
Missouri#199251 in 1,550
North Dakota#20251 in 1,334
Pennsylvania#205651 in 1,580
Hawaii#21361 in 880
Colorado#215101 in 1,425
Michigan#216381 in 1,860
Louisiana#220291 in 1,157
West Virginia#242131 in 1,835
Ohio#250401 in 2,168
Kentucky#252171 in 2,004
California#265581 in 1,952
Arizona#26961 in 1,485
Maryland#269101 in 2,246
Virginia#273161 in 2,234
Arkansas#277121 in 1,862
South Carolina#281151 in 1,854
Connecticut#30251 in 3,452
Georgia#302171 in 2,506
Tennessee#302141 in 2,692
New Jersey#306121 in 3,538
Florida#311121 in 2,244
New York#345381 in 3,734
Mississippi#347111 in 2,652
Texas#363351 in 2,707
Massachusetts#36571 in 6,388
Alabama#387101 in 3,741
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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 1949

girls
#252
905 births · 1 in 1,890 girls

Top girls' names in 1949

  1. #1Linda91,015
  2. #2Mary66,874
  3. #3Patricia46,324
  4. #4Barbara42,600
  5. #5Susan37,709
  6. #6Sandra30,643
  7. #7Nancy29,249
  8. #8Carol26,780
  9. #9Kathleen26,357
  10. #10Sharon25,713
  11. #252Trudy905
More about 1949

girls

1,710,877 girls got a published name in 1949; 1 in 1,890 of them was named Trudy, which outranked 95.8% of the 6,066 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Trudy
  1. #249Iris920
  2. #250Johnnie919
  3. #251Jeannette917
  4. #252Trudy905
  5. #253Madeline901
  6. #254Marguerite900
  7. #255Antoinette889
Biggest movers since 1948
Risers
  1. ↑ 937Sharman#1,708 → #771
  2. ↑ 665Roseanna#1,422 → #757
  3. ↑ 483Shauna#1,173 → #690
  4. ↑ 293Jacalyn#1,116 → #823
  5. ↑ 267Sanjuana#1,185 → #918
Fallers
  1. ↓ 339Sandie#939 → #1,278
  2. ↓ 296Syble#955 → #1,251
  3. ↓ 272Shirleen#964 → #1,236
  4. ↓ 266Ginny#734 → #1,000
  5. ↓ 260Dina#861 → #1,121

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

See the top 100 for 1949 →