True vs Truman

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

Name A

True

Boy name · Rank #983

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Name B

Truman

Boy name · Rank #1805

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Metric True Truman
Current Rank #983 #1805
Total Births (all years) 2,266 15,835
Peak Year 2024 1945
Peak Year Births 228 540
Peak Decade 2020ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1882 1880

Births by Decade

Decade True Truman
1880ss 5 155
1890ss 12 167
1900ss — 276
1910ss 44 1,590
1920ss 60 2,334
1930ss — 1,891
1940ss 12 2,302
1950ss 6 672
1960ss — 571
1970ss 6 490
1980ss 39 386
1990ss 154 805
2000ss 286 1,662
2010ss 643 1,928
2020ss 999 606

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year True Truman
2014 62 221
2015 57 213
2016 45 193
2017 60 175
2018 96 165
2019 151 152
2020 165 148
2021 192 129
2022 190 125
2023 224 114
2024 228 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, 1882–2024.

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