Truman
Last seen for girls in 1925 at #4,973 · #1,547 for boys in 2025, 111 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1945 · 540 births
- Debut · boys
- 12 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 15,947since 1880
Truman over time
Rank among boys' names. Truman has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,547 | 111 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,809 | 90 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,539 | 114 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,447 | 125 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,407 | 130 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,250 | 148 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,239 | 152 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,160 | 165 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,107 | 175 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,032 | 193 | |
| 2015 | — | #972 | 213 | |
| 2014 | — | #952 | 221 | |
| 2013 | — | #955 | 209 | |
| 2012 | — | #930 | 220 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,037 | 183 | |
| 2010 | — | #995 | 197 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,070 | 174 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,067 | 176 | |
| 2007 | — | #971 | 202 | |
| 2006 | — | #958 | 194 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,013 | 167 | |
| 2004 | — | #957 | 175 | |
| 2003 | — | #997 | 159 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,076 | 140 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,095 | 130 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,009 | 145 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,118 | 118 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,114 | 115 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,227 | 95 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,120 | 106 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,327 | 78 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,322 | 78 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,379 | 70 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,844 | 44 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,632 | 51 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,635 | 50 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,678 | 46 | |
| 1988 | — | #2,599 | 22 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,506 | 47 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,565 | 42 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,333 | 52 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,507 | 41 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,594 | 37 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,890 | 29 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,726 | 33 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,593 | 37 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,570 | 37 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,487 | 39 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,198 | 54 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,238 | 49 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,429 | 38 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,244 | 45 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,253 | 43 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,137 | 51 | |
| 1971 | — | #928 | 77 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,080 | 57 | |
| 1969 | — | #972 | 62 | |
| 1968 | — | #946 | 59 | |
| 1967 | — | #968 | 56 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,090 | 46 | |
| 1965 | — | #912 | 66 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,044 | 52 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,012 | 56 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,069 | 51 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,068 | 53 | |
| 1960 | — | #905 | 70 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,247 | 39 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,081 | 50 | |
| 1957 | — | #995 | 58 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,056 | 51 | |
| 1955 | — | #933 | 64 | |
| 1954 | — | #842 | 74 | |
| 1953 | — | #852 | 71 | |
| 1952 | — | #836 | 70 | |
| 1951 | — | #806 | 76 | |
| 1950 | — | #633 | 119 | |
| 1949 | — | #531 | 158 | |
| 1948 | — | #523 | 160 | |
| 1947 | — | #470 | 204 | |
| 1946 | — | #387 | 286 | |
| 1945 | — | #247 | 540 | |
| 1944 | — | #434 | 197 | |
| 1943 | — | #425 | 213 | |
| 1942 | — | #471 | 170 | |
| 1941 | — | #462 | 164 | |
| 1940 | — | #394 | 210 | |
| 1939 | — | #430 | 174 | |
| 1938 | — | #445 | 168 | |
| 1937 | — | #401 | 194 | |
| 1936 | — | #418 | 176 | |
| 1935 | — | #386 | 198 | |
| 1934 | — | #384 | 203 | |
| 1933 | — | #389 | 196 | |
| 1932 | — | #414 | 183 | |
| 1931 | — | #403 | 197 | |
| 1930 | — | #412 | 202 | |
| 1929 | — | #393 | 217 | |
| 1928 | — | #422 | 198 | |
| 1927 | — | #380 | 241 | |
| 1926 | — | #399 | 221 | |
| 1925 | #4,973 | 5 | #368 | 260 |
| 1924 | — | #388 | 240 | |
| 1923 | #4,967 | 5 | #412 | 212 |
| 1922 | — | #385 | 245 | |
| 1921 | #4,464 | 6 | #392 | 238 |
| 1920 | — | #371 | 262 | |
| 1919 | — | #389 | 225 | |
| 1918 | #4,809 | 5 | #385 | 240 |
| 1917 | — | #376 | 225 | |
| 1916 | — | #370 | 219 | |
| 1915 | — | #378 | 202 | |
| 1914 | — | #371 | 162 | |
| 1913 | — | #340 | 146 | |
| 1912 | — | #432 | 82 | |
| 1911 | — | #404 | 50 | |
| 1910 | — | #440 | 39 | |
| 1909 | — | #428 | 34 | |
| 1908 | — | #374 | 38 | |
| 1907 | — | #417 | 30 | |
| 1906 | — | #387 | 31 | |
| 1905 | — | #384 | 30 | |
| 1904 | #1,877 | 5 | #344 | 34 |
| 1903 | — | #487 | 19 | |
| 1902 | — | #475 | 20 | |
| 1901 | — | #506 | 15 | |
| 1900 | — | #455 | 25 | |
| 1899 | — | #714 | 9 | |
| 1898 | — | #523 | 16 | |
| 1897 | — | #556 | 14 | |
| 1896 | — | #438 | 20 | |
| 1895 | — | #529 | 15 | |
| 1894 | — | #439 | 19 | |
| 1893 | — | #435 | 18 | |
| 1892 | — | #497 | 16 | |
| 1891 | — | #364 | 22 | |
| 1890 | — | #424 | 18 | |
| 1889 | — | #525 | 13 | |
| 1888 | — | #442 | 18 | |
| 1887 | — | #679 | 8 | |
| 1886 | — | #491 | 14 | |
| 1885 | — | #439 | 17 | |
| 1884 | — | #488 | 15 | |
| 1883 | — | #371 | 21 | |
| 1882 | — | #437 | 17 | |
| 1881 | — | #375 | 20 | |
| 1880 | — | #526 | 12 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Truman was already there! It came in at #526, and was given to 12 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1887, when fewer than 9 boys a year got the name.
Where Truman is popular in 1929
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Kentucky#195 · 1 in 1,443
- Oklahoma#207 · 1 in 1,559
- Missouri#223 · 1 in 2,092
- Arkansas#233 · 1 in 1,665
- West Virginia#255 · 1 in 2,092
Best ever in a state: #124 in Arkansas, 1945.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | #195 | 17 | 1 in 1,443 |
| Oklahoma | #207 | 14 | 1 in 1,559 |
| Missouri | #223 | 13 | 1 in 2,092 |
| Arkansas | #233 | 10 | 1 in 1,665 |
| West Virginia | #255 | 8 | 1 in 2,092 |
| Alabama | #261 | 12 | 1 in 2,233 |
| Texas | #268 | 35 | 1 in 1,654 |
| Florida | #278 | 5 | 1 in 2,312 |
| Mississippi | #287 | 8 | 1 in 2,358 |
| South Carolina | #295 | 6 | 1 in 2,834 |
| Tennessee | #296 | 8 | 1 in 3,038 |
| Indiana | #301 | 6 | 1 in 4,174 |
| Georgia | #306 | 9 | 1 in 2,992 |
| North Carolina | #327 | 10 | 1 in 3,317 |
| Illinois | #383 | 8 | 1 in 7,135 |
| Louisiana | #417 | 5 | 1 in 3,800 |
| Pennsylvania | #467 | 6 | 1 in 13,389 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys 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 Truman
- 262 spots since 2024 (#1,809 → #1,547)
- 297 spots since 2020 (#1,250 → #1,547)
- 575 spots since 2015 (#972 → #1,547)
- Biggest jump: 342 spots in 1960 (#1,247 → #905)
- Biggest drop: 209 spots in 1972 (#928 → #1,137)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1945 at #247 (540 births)
- Births halved by 1947, 2 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 92 yrs · run 1880–1955
- Highest: 1 in 2,492 boys born in 1945 were named Truman (0.04%)
- Latest: 1 in 15,388 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 14.6% of all boys named Truman (2,334) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 155 | #371 (1883) | #477 |
| 1890s | 167 | #364 (1891) | #492 |
| 1900s | 276 | #344 (1904) | #426 |
| 1910s | 1,590 | #340 (1913) | #389 |
| 1920s | 2,334 | #368 (1925) | #391 |
| 1930s | 1,891 | #384 (1934) | #408 |
| 1940s | 2,302 | #247 (1945) | #434 |
| 1950s | 672 | #633 (1950) | #928 |
| 1960s | 571 | #905 (1960) | #999 |
| 1970s | 490 | #928 (1971) | #1,256 |
| 1980s | 386 | #1,333 (1985) | #1,699 |
| 1990s | 805 | #1,114 (1998) | #1,372 |
| 2000s | 1,662 | #957 (2004) | #1,021 |
| 2010s | 1,928 | #930 (2012) | #1,038 |
| 2020s | 718 | #1,250 (2020) | #1,500 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Truman in 1929
Top boys' names in 1929
More about 1929
boys
1,075,615 boys got a published name in 1929; 1 in 4,957 of them was named Truman, which outranked 91.4% of the 4,545 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.