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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201945peak #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 1945

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedAKMaine: #158 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 958 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedNHWashington: #159 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 910 girlsWAIdaho: #141 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 631 girlsIDMontana: #158 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 769 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #161 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 893 girlsNDMinnesota: #163 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,238 girlsMNIllinois: #196 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,465 girlsILWisconsin: #176 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,560 girlsWIMichigan: #179 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,348 girlsMINew York: #254 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 2,124 girlsNYMassachusetts: #293 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,859 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedRIOregon: #117 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 577 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #139 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 769 girlsSDIowa: #155 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,091 girlsIAIndiana: #146 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 923 girlsINOhio: #241 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 2,133 girlsOHPennsylvania: #228 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 1,954 girlsPANew Jersey: #203 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,588 girlsNJConnecticut: #228 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,014 girlsCTCalifornia: #198 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 1,228 girlsCAUtah: #134 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 622 girlsUTColorado: #202 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,139 girlsCONebraska: #172 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,242 girlsNEMissouri: #247 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,993 girlsMOKentucky: #370 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,838 girlsKYWest Virginia: #258 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,944 girlsWVVirginia: #284 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,389 girlsVAMaryland: #288 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,502 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedDEArizona: #231 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,011 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedNMKansas: #150 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 855 girlsKSArkansas: #327 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,616 girlsARTennessee: #265 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,132 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #279 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,254 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #253 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,556 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #190 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,091 girlsOKLouisiana: #283 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,604 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedMSAlabama: #385 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,905 girlsALGeorgia: #363 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,439 girlsGAHawaii: #203 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 913 girlsHITexas: #333 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 2,256 girlsTXFlorida: #286 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,041 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Oregon#117 · 1 in 577
  2. Utah#134 · 1 in 622
  3. South Dakota#139 · 1 in 769
  4. Idaho#141 · 1 in 631
  5. Indiana#146 · 1 in 923

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oregon#117171 in 577
Utah#134101 in 622
South Dakota#13961 in 769
Idaho#14171 in 631
Indiana#146321 in 923
Kansas#150161 in 855
Iowa#155181 in 1,091
Maine#15871 in 958
Montana#15851 in 769
Washington#159211 in 910
North Dakota#16161 in 893
Minnesota#163191 in 1,238
Nebraska#17281 in 1,242
Wisconsin#176171 in 1,560
Michigan#179371 in 1,348
Oklahoma#190171 in 1,091
Illinois#196421 in 1,465
California#198681 in 1,228
Colorado#20291 in 1,139
Hawaii#20351 in 913
New Jersey#203211 in 1,588
Connecticut#22871 in 2,014
Pennsylvania#228401 in 1,954
Arizona#23161 in 1,011
Ohio#241281 in 2,133
Missouri#247151 in 1,993
South Carolina#253151 in 1,556
New York#254511 in 2,124
West Virginia#25891 in 1,944
Tennessee#265141 in 2,132
North Carolina#279181 in 2,254
Louisiana#283161 in 1,604
Virginia#284121 in 2,389
Florida#286111 in 2,041
Maryland#28871 in 2,502
Massachusetts#29391 in 3,859
Arkansas#32771 in 2,616
Texas#333321 in 2,256
Georgia#363101 in 3,439
Kentucky#37071 in 3,838
Alabama#38581 in 3,905
Alaska
Delaware
District of Columbia
Mississippi
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Mexico
Rhode Island
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.

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 1945

girls
#250
728 births · 1 in 1,795 girls

Top girls' names in 1945

  1. #1Mary59,278
  2. #2Linda41,465
  3. #3Barbara38,273
  4. #4Patricia35,844
  5. #5Carol30,389
  6. #6Sandra24,700
  7. #7Nancy21,456
  8. #8Sharon20,838
  9. #9Judith20,192
  10. #10Susan19,222
  11. #250Trudy728
More about 1945

girls

1,307,090 girls got a published name in 1945; 1 in 1,795 of them was named Trudy, which outranked 95.2% of the 5,242 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Trudy
  1. #247Hattie744
  2. #248Myra737
  3. #249Antoinette735
  4. #250Trudy728
  5. #251Lena724
  6. #252Lula722
  7. #253Verna719
Biggest movers since 1944
Risers
  1. 799Lauren#1,153#354
  2. 707Amber#1,661#954
  3. 648Laureen#1,315#667
  4. 630Deidre#1,609#979
  5. 623Candice#1,364#741
Fallers
  1. 395Bernardine#937#1,332
  2. 386Joella#988#1,374
  3. 342Venita#937#1,279
  4. 275Magdalene#867#1,142
  5. 249Alpha#964#1,213

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

See the top 100 for 1945