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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201943peak #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
1906
1905#1,5387
1904#1,6596
1903#1,7925
1902#1,3208
1901#1,6795
1900#1,3199
1899#1,5965
1898
1897#1,0949
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 1943

  • 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: #258 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,062 girlsWAIdaho: #139 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 646 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #274 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,794 girlsMNIllinois: #230 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 2,062 girlsILWisconsin: #269 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,138 girlsWIMichigan: #235 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 2,254 girlsMINew York: #370 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 4,402 girlsNYMassachusetts: #347 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,546 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedRIOregon: #183 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,165 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: #158 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,152 girlsIAIndiana: #145 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 986 girlsINOhio: #239 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 2,239 girlsOHPennsylvania: #275 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 2,908 girlsPANew Jersey: #307 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,616 girlsNJConnecticut: #242 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,335 girlsCTCalifornia: #246 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,857 girlsCAUtah: #181 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 985 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedCONebraska: #250 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,033 girlsNEMissouri: #205 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,567 girlsMOKentucky: #416 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,827 girlsKYWest Virginia: #329 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,246 girlsWVVirginia: #445 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,065 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedDEArizona: #252 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,300 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedNMKansas: #170 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,132 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedARTennessee: #397 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,585 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #333 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,076 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #312 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,494 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #238 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,525 girlsOKLouisiana: #341 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,498 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedALGeorgia: #418 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,568 girlsGAHawaii: #178 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 713 girlsHITexas: #378 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 2,753 girlsTXFlorida: #391 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,472 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Idaho#139 · 1 in 646
  2. Indiana#145 · 1 in 986
  3. Iowa#158 · 1 in 1,152
  4. Kansas#170 · 1 in 1,132
  5. Hawaii#178 · 1 in 713

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Idaho#13971 in 646
Indiana#145331 in 986
Iowa#158181 in 1,152
Kansas#170131 in 1,132
Hawaii#17861 in 713
Utah#18171 in 985
Oregon#18391 in 1,165
Missouri#205211 in 1,567
Illinois#230341 in 2,062
Michigan#235251 in 2,254
Oklahoma#238141 in 1,525
Ohio#239291 in 2,239
Connecticut#24271 in 2,335
California#246421 in 1,857
Nebraska#25051 in 2,033
Arizona#25251 in 1,300
Washington#25891 in 2,062
Wisconsin#26991 in 3,138
Minnesota#27491 in 2,794
Pennsylvania#275311 in 2,908
New Jersey#307101 in 3,616
South Carolina#312101 in 2,494
West Virginia#32961 in 3,246
North Carolina#333141 in 3,076
Louisiana#341111 in 2,498
Massachusetts#34771 in 5,546
New York#370261 in 4,402
Texas#378271 in 2,753
Florida#39161 in 3,472
Tennessee#39771 in 4,585
Kentucky#41661 in 4,827
Georgia#41881 in 4,568
Virginia#44551 in 6,065
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Maryland
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Montana
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Mexico
North Dakota
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Vermont
Wyoming

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.

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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 1943

girls
#309
505 births · 1 in 2,763 girls

Top girls' names in 1943

  1. #1Mary66,174
  2. #2Barbara43,432
  3. #3Patricia39,620
  4. #4Linda38,439
  5. #5Carol31,686
  6. #6Sandra25,990
  7. #7Judith25,214
  8. #8Sharon24,712
  9. #9Nancy23,988
  10. #10Betty21,596
  11. #309Trudy505
More about 1943

girls

1,395,293 girls got a published name in 1943; 1 in 2,763 of them was named Trudy, which outranked 94.2% of the 5,367 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Trudy
  1. #306Rosalind516
  2. #307Joanna514
  3. #308Melinda510
  4. #309Trudy505
  5. #310Beulah503
  6. #311Glenna500
  7. #311Nelda500
Biggest movers since 1942
Risers
  1. 878Tana#1,559#681
  2. 754Rozanne#1,706#952
  3. 722Cheryle#1,592#870
  4. 596Tena#1,592#996
  5. 525Alexis#1,349#824
Fallers
  1. 594Florida#997#1,591
  2. 467Jerilynn#581#1,048
  3. 364Lorelei#864#1,228
  4. 308Kaaren#536#844
  5. 305Erna#864#1,169

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

See the top 100 for 1943