Truth vs Truman

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

Name A

Truth

Boy name · Rank #1503

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Name B

Truman

Boy name · Rank #1805

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Metric Truth Truman
Current Rank #1503 #1805
Total Births (all years) 1,350 15,835
Peak Year 2021 1945
Peak Year Births 145 540
Peak Decade 2020ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1978 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Truth Truman
1880ss — 155
1890ss — 167
1900ss — 276
1910ss — 1,590
1920ss — 2,334
1930ss — 1,891
1940ss — 2,302
1950ss — 672
1960ss — 571
1970ss 5 490
1980ss — 386
1990ss 19 805
2000ss 172 1,662
2010ss 511 1,928
2020ss 643 606

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Truth Truman
2014 35 221
2015 51 213
2016 52 193
2017 61 175
2018 79 165
2019 102 152
2020 120 148
2021 145 129
2022 138 125
2023 121 114
2024 119 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, 1978–2024.

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