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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201959peak #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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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 1959

  • 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: #323 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,195 girlsWAIdaho: #111 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 423 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #305 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,646 girlsMNIllinois: #285 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 2,125 girlsILWisconsin: #274 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,468 girlsWIMichigan: #333 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 2,907 girlsMINew York: #462 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 4,551 girlsNYMassachusetts: #501 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,909 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedRIOregon: #256 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,387 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: #238 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,684 girlsIAIndiana: #301 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,503 girlsINOhio: #272 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 2,118 girlsOHPennsylvania: #254 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 1,845 girlsPANew Jersey: #422 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,766 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #416 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 3,327 girlsCAUtah: #235 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,146 girlsUTColorado: #273 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,576 girlsCONebraska: #209 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,128 girlsNEMissouri: #268 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,045 girlsMOKentucky: #409 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,123 girlsKYWest Virginia: #285 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,036 girlsWVVirginia: #310 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,387 girlsVAMaryland: #315 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,541 girlsMDDelaware: #156 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 660 girlsDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #346 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,001 girlsNMKansas: #216 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,280 girlsKSArkansas: #342 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,543 girlsARTennessee: #479 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,227 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #256 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,692 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #340 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,418 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #264 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,644 girlsDCOklahoma: #330 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,370 girlsOKLouisiana: #215 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,166 girlsLAMississippi: #321 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,164 girlsMSAlabama: #558 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,899 girlsALGeorgia: #361 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,797 girlsGAHawaii: #292 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,213 girlsHITexas: #463 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 3,670 girlsTXFlorida: #393 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,254 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Idaho#111 · 1 in 423
  2. Delaware#156 · 1 in 660
  3. Nebraska#209 · 1 in 1,128
  4. Louisiana#215 · 1 in 1,166
  5. Kansas#216 · 1 in 1,280

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Idaho#111151 in 423
Delaware#15671 in 660
Nebraska#209131 in 1,128
Louisiana#215341 in 1,166
Kansas#216171 in 1,280
Utah#23591 in 1,146
Iowa#238171 in 1,684
Pennsylvania#254621 in 1,845
North Carolina#256291 in 1,692
Oregon#256111 in 1,387
District of Columbia#26481 in 1,644
Missouri#268221 in 2,045
Ohio#272501 in 2,118
Colorado#273121 in 1,576
Wisconsin#274181 in 2,468
Illinois#285511 in 2,125
West Virginia#28591 in 2,036
Hawaii#29251 in 1,213
Indiana#301201 in 2,503
Minnesota#305151 in 2,646
Virginia#310171 in 2,387
Maryland#315121 in 2,541
Mississippi#321121 in 2,164
Washington#323131 in 2,195
Oklahoma#33091 in 2,370
Michigan#333311 in 2,907
South Carolina#340111 in 2,418
Arkansas#34271 in 2,543
New Mexico#34661 in 2,001
Georgia#361161 in 2,797
Florida#393151 in 3,254
Kentucky#40981 in 4,123
California#416501 in 3,327
New Jersey#422121 in 4,766
New York#462371 in 4,551
Texas#463311 in 3,670
Tennessee#47971 in 5,227
Massachusetts#50161 in 8,909
Alabama#55861 in 5,899
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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 1959

girls
#344
763 births · 1 in 2,652 girls

Top girls' names in 1959

  1. #1Mary54,502
  2. #2Susan41,617
  3. #3Linda40,410
  4. #4Karen36,784
  5. #5Donna36,468
  6. #6Patricia35,223
  7. #7Debra31,388
  8. #8Cynthia30,186
  9. #9Deborah29,546
  10. #10Lisa25,699
  11. #344Trudy763
More about 1959

girls

2,023,462 girls got a published name in 1959; 1 in 2,652 of them was named Trudy, which outranked 95.2% of the 7,202 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Trudy
  1. #341Faye772
  2. #342Iris769
  3. #343Shawn767
  4. #344Trudy763
  5. #344Molly763
  6. #346Kelli762
  7. #347Kathi756
  8. #348Joanna755

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

Biggest movers since 1958
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,090Alesia#1,985 → #895
  2. ↑ 948Tori#1,791 → #843
  3. ↑ 440Taryn#1,211 → #771
  4. ↑ 437Venus#1,007 → #570
  5. ↑ 393Vilma#1,364 → #971
Fallers
  1. ↓ 283Dani#961 → #1,244
  2. ↓ 257Nicki#973 → #1,230
  3. ↓ 235Lanita#973 → #1,208
  4. ↓ 219Concetta#973 → #1,192
  5. ↓ 197Gisele#766 → #963

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

See the top 100 for 1959 →