Unisex name · since 1918
Truby
Truby has 34 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #39,672 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 34
- born since 1918
- 1920s
- peak decade
Truby sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 34 recorded since 1918.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Truby has been recorded 34 times among girls since 1918, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1954.
- #39,672 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 34 born since 1918
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Truby ranks #39,672 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 34 born since 1918, peaking in the 1920s.
- #39,672 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 34
- born since 1918
- 1920s
- peak decade
Truby's 34 recorded births place it above 45.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by West Virginia.
Truby's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Truby's SSA record in two at 1929 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1920, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1918 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Truby popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1954
- Peak year (1918)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Truby popularity over time - boys
33 total births recorded since 1920 (Truby as boys' name)
Truby by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (15 births, 44% of the file).
1920s was Truby's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Truby births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
8 births
- 1920s
1920s
15 births
- 1930s
1930s
6 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 15 births (44% of all-time use).
Truby by state
Where Truby concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | West Virginia | | 5 | 14.7% |
5 of 34 births nationwide.
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- Truby's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (15 total births) through the 1950s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- West Virginia records the most Trubys (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. West Virginia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Truby: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~36 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1918–1954 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Truby draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.