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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201954peak #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 1954

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedAKMaine: #235 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,577 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedNHWashington: #232 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,499 girlsWAIdaho: #197 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 917 girlsIDMontana: #214 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,141 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #224 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,712 girlsMNIllinois: #277 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 2,431 girlsILWisconsin: #207 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,735 girlsWIMichigan: #339 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 3,506 girlsMINew York: #423 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 4,718 girlsNYMassachusetts: #463 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,981 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedRIOregon: #173 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 944 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #234 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,470 girlsSDIowa: #212 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,389 girlsIAIndiana: #214 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,575 girlsINOhio: #305 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 2,913 girlsOHPennsylvania: #250 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 2,093 girlsPANew Jersey: #368 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,387 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #346 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 2,759 girlsCAUtah: #202 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 999 girlsUTColorado: #229 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,335 girlsCONebraska: #188 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,110 girlsNEMissouri: #263 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,285 girlsMOKentucky: #295 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,624 girlsKYWest Virginia: #238 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,748 girlsWVVirginia: #283 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,264 girlsVAMaryland: #313 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,130 girlsMDDelaware: 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: #219 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,465 girlsKSArkansas: #350 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,762 girlsARTennessee: #369 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,872 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #203 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,230 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #305 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,262 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #243 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,734 girlsOKLouisiana: #189 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 930 girlsLAMississippi: #498 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,640 girlsMSAlabama: #399 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,080 girlsALGeorgia: #329 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,702 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Trudy, so not publishedHITexas: #351 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 2,605 girlsTXFlorida: #309 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,353 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Oregon#173 · 1 in 944
  2. Nebraska#188 · 1 in 1,110
  3. Louisiana#189 · 1 in 930
  4. Idaho#197 · 1 in 917
  5. Utah#202 · 1 in 999

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oregon#173171 in 944
Nebraska#188131 in 1,110
Louisiana#189411 in 930
Idaho#19771 in 917
Utah#202101 in 999
North Carolina#203421 in 1,230
Wisconsin#207241 in 1,735
Iowa#212201 in 1,389
Indiana#214311 in 1,575
Montana#21461 in 1,141
Kansas#219151 in 1,465
Minnesota#224211 in 1,712
Colorado#229131 in 1,335
Washington#232191 in 1,499
South Dakota#23451 in 1,470
Maine#23561 in 1,577
West Virginia#238121 in 1,748
Oklahoma#243131 in 1,734
Pennsylvania#250541 in 2,093
Missouri#263191 in 2,285
Illinois#277411 in 2,431
Virginia#283181 in 2,264
Kentucky#295131 in 2,624
Ohio#305351 in 2,913
South Carolina#305131 in 2,262
Florida#309161 in 2,353
Maryland#31391 in 3,130
Georgia#329171 in 2,702
Michigan#339251 in 3,506
California#346521 in 2,759
Arkansas#35071 in 2,762
Texas#351431 in 2,605
New Jersey#368121 in 4,387
Tennessee#369101 in 3,872
Alabama#39991 in 4,080
New York#423341 in 4,718
Massachusetts#46351 in 9,981
Mississippi#49851 in 5,640
Alaska
Arizona
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Mexico
North Dakota
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 1954

girls
#304
770 births · 1 in 2,522 girls

Top girls' names in 1954

  1. #1Mary68,019
  2. #2Linda55,371
  3. #3Deborah54,674
  4. #4Patricia49,149
  5. #5Susan47,162
  6. #6Debra45,896
  7. #7Barbara36,368
  8. #8Karen32,456
  9. #9Nancy30,270
  10. #10Cynthia27,615
  11. #304Trudy770
More about 1954

girls

1,941,915 girls got a published name in 1954; 1 in 2,522 of them was named Trudy, which outranked 95.4% of the 6,625 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Trudy
  1. #301Jennie784
  2. #302Caroline771
  3. #302Jeri771
  4. #304Trudy770
  5. #305Jessie760
  6. #306Shelly759
  7. #307Crystal758
Biggest movers since 1953
Risers
  1. 1,699Sherree#2,699#1,000
  2. 1,434Sabrina#2,236#802
  3. 932Valinda#1,738#806
  4. 748Sheree#1,071#323
  5. 421Sherie#1,248#827
Fallers
  1. 396Enola#948#1,344
  2. 311Ila#782#1,093
  3. 302Nancie#816#1,118
  4. 282Arline#904#1,186
  5. 269Candyce#944#1,213

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

See the top 100 for 1954