Recorded 1882–2021 Girls' name Peak 1950 3,148 births

Trudie — girls' name

3,148 babies named Trudie in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 1950. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1950s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Trudie was born in this single decade.

1950
Single peak year

69 babies were named Trudie in 1950 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Trudie

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,148 babies named Trudie between 1882 and 2021, spanning 140 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Trudie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1950, when 69 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Trudie performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 535 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Trudie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 222 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Trudie in 18 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Trudie 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 3,148 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.

Trudie at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

3,148

Since 1882

140 years of records

Peak year

1950

69 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1882

Recorded for 140 years

Last year on file: 2021

Trudie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1882

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1950)
69
Annual births at peak — across 140 years of records
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Trudie by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
535 births that decade — 17% of Trudie's all-time total
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Trudie by state

Where Trudie concentrates geographically — total births since 1882

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Trudie
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%
Georgia share of Trudie's total US births 7.1%
Even split

222 of 3,148 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.

Trudie appears in 18 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Trudie?
3,148 babies have been named Trudie since 1882. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1950 with 69 births.
When was Trudie most popular?
Trudie was most popular in the 1950s decade with 535 total births. The single peak year was 1950.
Where is Trudie most popular?
The top states for the name Trudie are Georgia (222 births), Texas (172 births), California (100 births).
How long has the name Trudie been used?
Trudie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1882, spanning 140 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Trudie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Trudy, Trudi, Tru, Trula, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1882–2021 (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.