Girls' name · since 1882
Trudie
Trudie has 3,148 recorded births since 1882 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1950 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,504 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,148
- born since 1882
- 1950s
- peak decade
Trudie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 3,148 recorded since 1882.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Trudie has been recorded 3,148 times among girls since 1882, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2021.
- #3,504 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,148 born since 1882
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Trudie ranks #3,504 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,148 born since 1882, peaking in the 1950s.
- #3,504 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,148
- born since 1882
- 1950s
- peak decade
Trudie's 3,148 recorded births place it above 95.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
Trudie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Trudie splits its recorded history at 1941: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1950 peak of 69 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Trudie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2021
- Peak year (1950)
- 69
- Annual births at peak, across 140 years of records
Trudie by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (535 births, 17% of the file).
1950s was Trudie's strongest decade.
535 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Trudie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 44
1880s
44 births
- 1890s 132
1890s
132 births
- 1900s 211
1900s
211 births
- 1910s
1910s
401 births
- 1920s
1920s
375 births
- 1930s
1930s
239 births
- 1940s
1940s
518 births
- 1950s
1950s
535 births
- 1960s
1960s
371 births
- 1970s 194
1970s
194 births
- 1980s 80
1980s
80 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 535 births (17% of all-time use).
How Trudie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Trudie's total volume
Trudie by state
Where Trudie concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 222 | 7.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 172 | 5.5% |
| #3 | California | | 100 | 3.2% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 93 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 19 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Arkansas | | 17 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 17 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 16 | 0.5% |
222 of 3,148 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Trudie appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Trudie's data
- Trudie's decade-level peak was the 1950s (535 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Trudies (222 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Trudie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1950)
Similar record span (~139 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, 1882–2021 (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 Trudie 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.