Girls' name · since 1915
Truda
Truda has 114 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1949 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #25,748 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 114
- born since 1915
- 1940s
- peak decade
114 girls have been named Truda since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Truda recorded 114 times among girls since 1915, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1973.
- #25,748 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 114 born since 1915
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Truda ranks #25,748 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 114 born since 1915, peaking in the 1940s.
- #25,748 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 114
- born since 1915
- 1940s
- peak decade
Truda's 114 recorded births place it above 64.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Truda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Truda's SSA record in two at 1944 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1949 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Truda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1973
- Peak year (1949)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Truda by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (34 births, 30% of the file).
1940s was Truda's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Truda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s
1930s
30 births
- 1940s
1940s
34 births
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s
1960s
17 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 34 births (30% of all-time use).
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What to do with Truda's data
- Truda's decade-level peak was the 1940s (34 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Truda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1949)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1915–1973 (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 Truda 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.