Truman vs True

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

Name A

Truman

Boy name · Rank #1810

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Name B

True

Boy name · Rank #980

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Metric Truman True
Current Rank #1810 #980
Total Births (all years) 15,947 2,479
Peak Year 1945 2024
Peak Year Births 540 230
Peak Decade 1920s 2020s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1882

Births by Decade

Decade Truman True
1880s 155 5
1890s 167 12
1900s 276 -
1910s 1,590 44
1920s 2,334 60
1930s 1,891 -
1940s 2,302 12
1950s 672 6
1960s 571 -
1970s 490 6
1980s 386 39
1990s 805 154
2000s 1,662 286
2010s 1,928 643
2020s 718 1,212

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Truman True
2014 221 62
2015 213 57
2016 193 45
2017 175 60
2018 165 96
2019 152 151
2020 148 165
2021 130 192
2022 125 190
2023 114 224
2024 90 230
2025 111 211

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, 1880–2025.

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