Recorded 1938–2022 Girls' name Peak 1965 3,215 births

Trudi — girls' name

3,215 babies named Trudi in U.S. Social Security records since 1938, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s281940s4581950s8111960s11151970s5861980s1411990s492000s222020s5
1960s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Trudi was born in this single decade.

1965
Single peak year

140 babies were named Trudi in 1965 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Trudi

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,215 babies named Trudi between 1938 and 2022, spanning 85 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Trudi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 140 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Trudi performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 1,115 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Trudi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 366 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Trudi in 22 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Trudi in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 3,215 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Trudi at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

3,215

Since 1938

85 years of records

Peak year

1965

140 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1938

Recorded for 85 years

Last year on file: 2022

Trudi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1938

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1965)
140
Annual births at peak — across 85 years of records
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Trudi by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
1,115 births that decade — 35% of Trudi's all-time total
1930s281940s4581950s8111960s11151970s5861980s1411990s492000s222020s5

Trudi by state

Where Trudi concentrates geographically — total births since 1938

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Trudi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
366 11.4%
#2 Ohio
128 4.0%
#3 Pennsylvania
128 4.0%
#4 New York
118 3.7%
#5 Illinois
73 2.3%
#6 Washington
62 1.9%
#7 Texas
58 1.8%
#8 Michigan
49 1.5%
California share of Trudi's total US births 11.4%
Even split

366 of 3,215 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.

Trudi appears in 22 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Trudi?
3,215 babies have been named Trudi since 1938. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1965 with 140 births.
When was Trudi most popular?
Trudi was most popular in the 1960s decade with 1,115 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
Where is Trudi most popular?
The top states for the name Trudi are California (366 births), Ohio (128 births), Pennsylvania (128 births).
How long has the name Trudi been used?
Trudi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1938, spanning 85 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Trudi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Trudy, Trudie, Tru, Trula, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1938–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.