Tru vs Truman

Side-by-side comparison of Tru and Truman - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Tru

Boy name · Rank #616

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Name B

Truman

Boy name · Rank #1810

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Metric Tru Truman
Current Rank #616 #1810
Total Births (all years) 3,794 15,947
Peak Year 2025 1945
Peak Year Births 496 540
Peak Decade 2020s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1995 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Tru Truman
1880s - 155
1890s - 167
1900s - 276
1910s - 1,590
1920s - 2,334
1930s - 1,891
1940s - 2,302
1950s - 672
1960s - 571
1970s - 490
1980s - 386
1990s 47 805
2000s 288 1,662
2010s 983 1,928
2020s 2,476 718

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tru Truman
2014 72 221
2015 72 213
2016 81 193
2017 107 175
2018 171 165
2019 235 152
2020 286 148
2021 392 130
2022 429 125
2023 408 114
2024 465 90
2025 496 111

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1995–2025.

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