Trueman vs Truman

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

Name A

Trueman

Boy name

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Name B

Truman

Boy name · Rank #1805

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Metric Trueman Truman
Current Rank Unranked #1805
Total Births (all years) 274 15,835
Peak Year 1923 1945
Peak Year Births 17 540
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1907 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Trueman Truman
1880ss — 155
1890ss — 167
1900ss 5 276
1910ss 53 1,590
1920ss 115 2,334
1930ss 63 1,891
1940ss 33 2,302
1950ss — 672
1960ss — 571
1970ss — 490
1980ss — 386
1990ss — 805
2000ss 5 1,662
2010ss — 1,928
2020ss — 606

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Trueman Truman
2014 — 221
2015 — 213
2016 — 193
2017 — 175
2018 — 165
2019 — 152
2020 — 148
2021 — 129
2022 — 125
2023 — 114
2024 — 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, 1907–2009.

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