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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201963peak #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 1963

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #125 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 386 girlsAKMaine: #169 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 847 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedNHWashington: #282 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,600 girlsWAIdaho: #205 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 790 girlsIDMontana: #248 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,146 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #243 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,692 girlsMNIllinois: #309 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 2,203 girlsILWisconsin: #225 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,569 girlsWIMichigan: #283 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 2,053 girlsMINew York: #413 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 3,474 girlsNYMassachusetts: #517 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,623 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedRIOregon: #269 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,437 girlsORNevada: #160 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 608 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedSDIowa: #235 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,491 girlsIAIndiana: #246 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,519 girlsINOhio: #309 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 2,395 girlsOHPennsylvania: #242 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 1,616 girlsPANew Jersey: #378 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 3,382 girlsNJConnecticut: #366 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,471 girlsCTCalifornia: #370 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 2,385 girlsCAUtah: #175 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 709 girlsUTColorado: #242 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,179 girlsCONebraska: #259 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,538 girlsNEMissouri: #329 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,738 girlsMOKentucky: #401 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,772 girlsKYWest Virginia: #279 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,892 girlsWVVirginia: #225 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,421 girlsVAMaryland: #278 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,867 girlsMDDelaware: #153 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 734 girlsDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #344 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,836 girlsNMKansas: #252 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,432 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedARTennessee: #426 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,860 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #296 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,107 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #336 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,247 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #376 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,567 girlsDCOklahoma: #295 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,831 girlsOKLouisiana: #153 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 669 girlsLAMississippi: #471 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,940 girlsMSAlabama: #609 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,415 girlsALGeorgia: #426 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,355 girlsGAHawaii: #175 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 608 girlsHITexas: #407 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 2,680 girlsTXFlorida: #518 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,852 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Alaska#125 · 1 in 386
  2. Louisiana#153 · 1 in 669
  3. Delaware#153 · 1 in 734
  4. Nevada#160 · 1 in 608
  5. Maine#169 · 1 in 847

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alaska#12571 in 386
Delaware#15361 in 734
Louisiana#153541 in 669
Nevada#16051 in 608
Maine#169111 in 847
Hawaii#175101 in 608
Utah#175141 in 709
Idaho#20571 in 790
Virginia#225281 in 1,421
Wisconsin#225261 in 1,569
Iowa#235171 in 1,491
Colorado#242161 in 1,179
Pennsylvania#242631 in 1,616
Minnesota#243211 in 1,692
Indiana#246311 in 1,519
Montana#24851 in 1,146
Kansas#252131 in 1,432
Nebraska#25991 in 1,538
Oregon#269101 in 1,437
Maryland#278161 in 1,867
West Virginia#27981 in 1,892
Washington#282161 in 1,600
Michigan#283391 in 2,053
Oklahoma#295111 in 1,831
North Carolina#296221 in 2,107
Illinois#309451 in 2,203
Ohio#309401 in 2,395
Missouri#329151 in 2,738
South Carolina#336111 in 2,247
New Mexico#34461 in 1,836
Connecticut#36671 in 3,471
California#370731 in 2,385
District of Columbia#37651 in 2,567
New Jersey#378171 in 3,382
Kentucky#40181 in 3,772
Texas#407401 in 2,680
New York#413471 in 3,474
Georgia#426131 in 3,355
Tennessee#42691 in 3,860
Mississippi#47161 in 3,940
Massachusetts#51761 in 8,623
Florida#518101 in 4,852
Alabama#60951 in 6,415
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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 1963

girls
#324
852 births · 1 in 2,262 girls

Top girls' names in 1963

  1. #1Lisa56,047
  2. #2Mary41,546
  3. #3Susan33,991
  4. #4Karen32,492
  5. #5Linda27,727
  6. #6Donna25,405
  7. #7Patricia25,374
  8. #8Lori23,899
  9. #9Sandra21,621
  10. #10Cynthia21,589
  11. #324Trudy852
More about 1963

girls

1,927,507 girls got a published name in 1963; 1 in 2,262 of them was named Trudy, which outranked 95.8% of the 7,661 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Trudy
  1. #321Paulette858
  2. #322Dora853
  3. #322Marian853
  4. #324Trudy852
  5. #324Edna852
  6. #326Bonita831
  7. #327Cathleen822
  8. #328Desiree819

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

Biggest movers since 1962
Risers
  1. ↑ 631Zena#1,323 → #692
  2. ↑ 623Zina#992 → #369
  3. ↑ 540Trisha#1,020 → #480
  4. ↑ 457Shirl#1,304 → #847
  5. ↑ 396Glynis#992 → #596
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,195Marnita#727 → #1,922
  2. ↓ 255Velvet#623 → #878
  3. ↓ 235Delphine#904 → #1,139
  4. ↓ 224Rosita#934 → #1,158
  5. ↓ 197Lindy#885 → #1,082

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

See the top 100 for 1963 →