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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201960peak #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 1960

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedAKMaine: #239 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,657 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedNHWashington: #372 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,827 girlsWAIdaho: #226 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,071 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #225 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,490 girlsMNIllinois: #303 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 2,340 girlsILWisconsin: #249 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,954 girlsWIMichigan: #345 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 3,045 girlsMINew York: #490 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 5,241 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedRIOregon: #296 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,797 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: #211 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,224 girlsIAIndiana: #316 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,519 girlsINOhio: #301 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 2,504 girlsOHPennsylvania: #274 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 2,031 girlsPANew Jersey: #396 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,129 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #403 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 3,083 girlsCAUtah: #182 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 820 girlsUTColorado: #352 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,442 girlsCONebraska: #298 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,066 girlsNEMissouri: #220 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,399 girlsMOKentucky: #379 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,556 girlsKYWest Virginia: #266 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,740 girlsWVVirginia: #459 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,975 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedNMKansas: #328 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,335 girlsKSArkansas: #305 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,977 girlsARTennessee: #249 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,655 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #342 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,698 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #322 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,173 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #288 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,906 girlsOKLouisiana: #176 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 882 girlsLAMississippi: #483 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,225 girlsMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedALGeorgia: #312 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,121 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedHITexas: #498 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 4,200 girlsTXFlorida: #447 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,866 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Louisiana#176 · 1 in 882
  2. Utah#182 · 1 in 820
  3. Iowa#211 · 1 in 1,224
  4. Missouri#220 · 1 in 1,399
  5. Minnesota#225 · 1 in 1,490

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Louisiana#176441 in 882
Utah#182131 in 820
Iowa#211231 in 1,224
Missouri#220321 in 1,399
Minnesota#225261 in 1,490
Idaho#22661 in 1,071
Maine#23961 in 1,657
Tennessee#249221 in 1,655
Wisconsin#249231 in 1,954
West Virginia#266101 in 1,740
Pennsylvania#274551 in 2,031
Oklahoma#288111 in 1,906
Oregon#29691 in 1,797
Nebraska#29871 in 2,066
Ohio#301421 in 2,504
Illinois#303461 in 2,340
Arkansas#30591 in 1,977
Georgia#312211 in 2,121
Indiana#316201 in 2,519
South Carolina#322121 in 2,173
Kansas#32891 in 2,335
North Carolina#342181 in 2,698
Michigan#345291 in 3,045
Colorado#35281 in 2,442
Washington#372101 in 2,827
Kentucky#37991 in 3,556
New Jersey#396141 in 4,129
California#403561 in 3,083
Florida#447131 in 3,866
Virginia#45981 in 4,975
Mississippi#48361 in 4,225
New York#490321 in 5,241
Texas#498271 in 4,200
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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 1960

girls
#363
719 births · 1 in 2,812 girls

Top girls' names in 1960

  1. #1Mary51,472
  2. #2Susan39,208
  3. #3Linda37,316
  4. #4Karen36,378
  5. #5Donna34,138
  6. #6Lisa33,693
  7. #7Patricia32,113
  8. #8Debra26,732
  9. #9Cynthia26,706
  10. #10Deborah25,266
  11. #363Trudy719
More about 1960

girls

2,021,941 girls got a published name in 1960; 1 in 2,812 of them was named Trudy, which outranked 95.0% of the 7,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Trudy
  1. #359Luann731
  2. #361Molly727
  3. #362Wilma724
  4. #363Trudy719
  5. #364Lauri706
  6. #365Nanette698
  7. #366Lesa686
Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,798Lisha#2,395 → #597
  2. ↑ 1,223Elana#2,108 → #885
  3. ↑ 667Leisha#1,537 → #870
  4. ↑ 513Misty#1,214 → #701
  5. ↑ 462Loriann#1,396 → #934
Fallers
  1. ↓ 421Taryn#771 → #1,192
  2. ↓ 335Cheryll#993 → #1,328
  3. ↓ 305Marilynn#724 → #1,029
  4. ↓ 304Drema#997 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 258Merrie#978 → #1,236

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

See the top 100 for 1960 →