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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201957peak #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 1957

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedAKMaine: #206 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,227 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedNHWashington: #329 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,399 girlsWAIdaho: #120 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 454 girlsIDMontana: #179 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 802 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #178 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 835 girlsNDMinnesota: #282 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,404 girlsMNIllinois: #331 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 2,931 girlsILWisconsin: #328 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,660 girlsWIMichigan: #280 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 2,212 girlsMINew York: #460 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 4,841 girlsNYMassachusetts: #390 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,726 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedRIOregon: #251 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,595 girlsORNevada: #122 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 433 girlsNVWyoming: #156 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 573 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #236 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,416 girlsSDIowa: #194 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,190 girlsIAIndiana: #352 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,460 girlsINOhio: #312 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 2,848 girlsOHPennsylvania: #234 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 1,687 girlsPANew Jersey: #589 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 9,602 girlsNJConnecticut: #404 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,974 girlsCTCalifornia: #378 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 2,981 girlsCAUtah: #135 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 554 girlsUTColorado: #390 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,112 girlsCONebraska: #204 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,181 girlsNEMissouri: #250 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,964 girlsMOKentucky: #518 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,745 girlsKYWest Virginia: #310 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,470 girlsWVVirginia: #321 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,763 girlsVAMaryland: #314 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,534 girlsMDDelaware: #169 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 802 girlsDEArizona: #410 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,730 girlsAZNew Mexico: #363 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,295 girlsNMKansas: #262 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,815 girlsKSArkansas: #306 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,061 girlsARTennessee: #329 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,897 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #259 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,745 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #285 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,775 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #344 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,726 girlsDCOklahoma: #349 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,731 girlsOKLouisiana: #162 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 766 girlsLAMississippi: #394 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,259 girlsMSAlabama: #462 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,583 girlsALGeorgia: #447 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,600 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedHITexas: #484 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 4,123 girlsTXFlorida: #422 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,826 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Idaho#120 · 1 in 454
  2. Nevada#122 · 1 in 433
  3. Utah#135 · 1 in 554
  4. Wyoming#156 · 1 in 573
  5. Louisiana#162 · 1 in 766

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Idaho#120141 in 454
Nevada#12251 in 433
Utah#135191 in 554
Wyoming#15651 in 573
Louisiana#162521 in 766
Delaware#16961 in 802
North Dakota#17881 in 835
Montana#17991 in 802
Iowa#194241 in 1,190
Nebraska#204121 in 1,181
Maine#20681 in 1,227
Pennsylvania#234701 in 1,687
South Dakota#23651 in 1,416
Missouri#250231 in 1,964
Oregon#251101 in 1,595
North Carolina#259291 in 1,745
Kansas#262121 in 1,815
Michigan#280431 in 2,212
Minnesota#282161 in 2,404
South Carolina#285161 in 1,775
Arkansas#30691 in 2,061
West Virginia#31081 in 2,470
Ohio#312391 in 2,848
Maryland#314121 in 2,534
Virginia#321151 in 2,763
Wisconsin#328121 in 3,660
Tennessee#329131 in 2,897
Washington#329121 in 2,399
Illinois#331371 in 2,931
District of Columbia#34451 in 2,726
Oklahoma#34981 in 2,731
Indiana#352151 in 3,460
New Mexico#36351 in 2,295
California#378551 in 2,981
Colorado#39061 in 3,112
Massachusetts#39081 in 6,726
Mississippi#39481 in 3,259
Connecticut#40451 in 4,974
Arizona#41051 in 2,730
Florida#422121 in 3,826
Georgia#447101 in 4,600
New York#460351 in 4,841
Alabama#46281 in 4,583
Texas#484281 in 4,123
Kentucky#51851 in 6,745
New Jersey#58961 in 9,602
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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 1957

girls
#329
773 births · 1 in 2,645 girls

Top girls' names in 1957

  1. #1Mary61,102
  2. #2Susan45,954
  3. #3Linda44,517
  4. #4Debra42,728
  5. #5Karen40,591
  6. #6Deborah40,096
  7. #7Cynthia39,340
  8. #8Patricia39,283
  9. #9Barbara29,692
  10. #10Donna28,042
  11. #329Trudy773
More about 1957

girls

2,044,851 girls got a published name in 1957; 1 in 2,645 of them was named Trudy, which outranked 95.3% of the 7,015 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Trudy
  1. #326Willie785
  2. #327Jennie784
  3. #328Cherie778
  4. #329Trudy773
  5. #329Maxine773
  6. #331Nanette772
  7. #332Lorna758
  8. #333Sonia747

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1956
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,944Tammi#3,696 → #752
  2. ↑ 1,310Tamela#2,151 → #841
  3. ↑ 1,298Tammie#1,662 → #364
  4. ↑ 993Tia#1,968 → #975
  5. ↑ 676Tamera#1,287 → #611
Fallers
  1. ↓ 423Corliss#878 → #1,301
  2. ↓ 399Glynis#977 → #1,376
  3. ↓ 367Merrie#977 → #1,344
  4. ↓ 303Taryn#935 → #1,238
  5. ↓ 291Glendora#963 → #1,254

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

See the top 100 for 1957 →