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 #618

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Name B

Truman

Boy name · Rank #1805

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Metric Tru Truman
Current Rank #618 #1805
Total Births (all years) 3,290 15,835
Peak Year 2024 1945
Peak Year Births 461 540
Peak Decade 2020ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1995 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Tru Truman
1880ss — 155
1890ss — 167
1900ss — 276
1910ss — 1,590
1920ss — 2,334
1930ss — 1,891
1940ss — 2,302
1950ss — 672
1960ss — 571
1970ss — 490
1980ss — 386
1990ss 47 805
2000ss 288 1,662
2010ss 983 1,928
2020ss 1,972 606

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 391 129
2022 427 125
2023 407 114
2024 461 90

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, 1995–2024.

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