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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201944peak #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 1944

  • 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: #189 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,252 girlsWAIdaho: #153 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 768 girlsIDMontana: #130 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 567 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #222 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,983 girlsMNIllinois: #220 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,810 girlsILWisconsin: #165 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,480 girlsWIMichigan: #208 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,745 girlsMINew York: #266 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 2,572 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedRIOregon: #200 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,422 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: #166 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,260 girlsIAIndiana: #149 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 993 girlsINOhio: #227 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 2,064 girlsOHPennsylvania: #210 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 1,737 girlsPANew Jersey: #271 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,728 girlsNJConnecticut: #252 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,381 girlsCTCalifornia: #209 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 1,309 girlsCAUtah: #128 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 600 girlsUTColorado: #232 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,460 girlsCONebraska: #164 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,117 girlsNEMissouri: #201 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,463 girlsMOKentucky: #463 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,552 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedWVVirginia: #250 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,960 girlsVAMaryland: #277 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,575 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedDEArizona: #234 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,089 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedNMKansas: #139 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 800 girlsKSArkansas: #375 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,240 girlsARTennessee: #333 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,109 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #292 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,421 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #304 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,384 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #266 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,844 girlsOKLouisiana: #262 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,490 girlsLAMississippi: #409 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,001 girlsMSAlabama: #343 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,218 girlsALGeorgia: #302 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,378 girlsGAHawaii: #124 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 429 girlsHITexas: #324 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 2,226 girlsTXFlorida: #331 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,785 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#124 · 1 in 429
  2. Utah#128 · 1 in 600
  3. Montana#130 · 1 in 567
  4. Kansas#139 · 1 in 800
  5. Indiana#149 · 1 in 993

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#124111 in 429
Utah#128111 in 600
Montana#13071 in 567
Kansas#139181 in 800
Indiana#149311 in 993
Idaho#15361 in 768
Nebraska#16491 in 1,117
Wisconsin#165181 in 1,480
Iowa#166161 in 1,260
Washington#189151 in 1,252
Oregon#20071 in 1,422
Missouri#201211 in 1,463
Michigan#208291 in 1,745
California#209611 in 1,309
Pennsylvania#210461 in 1,737
Illinois#220351 in 1,810
Minnesota#222121 in 1,983
Ohio#227291 in 2,064
Colorado#23271 in 1,460
Arizona#23461 in 1,089
Virginia#250151 in 1,960
Connecticut#25261 in 2,381
Louisiana#262181 in 1,490
New York#266411 in 2,572
Oklahoma#266111 in 1,844
New Jersey#271121 in 2,728
Maryland#27771 in 2,575
North Carolina#292171 in 2,421
Georgia#302151 in 2,378
South Carolina#304101 in 2,384
Texas#324341 in 2,226
Florida#33181 in 2,785
Tennessee#333101 in 3,109
Alabama#343101 in 3,218
Arkansas#37561 in 3,240
Mississippi#40961 in 4,001
Kentucky#46351 in 5,552
Alaska
Delaware
District of Columbia
Maine
Massachusetts
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Mexico
North Dakota
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Vermont
West Virginia
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.

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 1944

girls
#269
652 births · 1 in 2,036 girls

Top girls' names in 1944

  1. #1Mary62,476
  2. #2Barbara39,196
  3. #3Linda38,415
  4. #4Patricia36,874
  5. #5Carol30,456
  6. #6Sandra26,024
  7. #7Nancy23,218
  8. #8Sharon22,433
  9. #9Judith22,431
  10. #10Betty19,761
  11. #269Trudy652
More about 1944

girls

1,327,223 girls got a published name in 1944; 1 in 2,036 of them was named Trudy, which outranked 94.9% of the 5,243 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Trudy
  1. #266Ramona676
  2. #267Betsy670
  3. #268Dawn654
  4. #269Trudy652
  5. #270Jennie650
  6. #271Cecelia645
  7. #272Fannie643
Biggest movers since 1943
Risers
  1. 1,229Dorinda#1,834#605
  2. 611Deirdre#1,556#945
  3. 504Alana#1,251#747
  4. 460Elyse#1,327#867
  5. 407Joella#1,395#988
Fallers
  1. 613Michal#996#1,609
  2. 493Aloma#762#1,255
  3. 448Louvenia#916#1,364
  4. 347Norine#889#1,236
  5. 341Lyla#864#1,205

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

See the top 100 for 1944