Boys' name · since 1907
Trueman
Since 1907, U.S. Social Security records show 274 babies named Trueman, peaking in 1923. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,166 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 274
- born since 1907
- 1920s
- peak decade
Trueman sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 274 recorded since 1907.
Trueman has 274 recorded births among boys since 1907, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1907 to 2009.
- #11,166 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 274 born since 1907
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Trueman ranks #11,166 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 274 born since 1907, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,166 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 274
- born since 1907
- 1920s
- peak decade
Trueman's 274 recorded births place it above 75.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Trueman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Trueman's full recorded timeline at 1927, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1907, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1923 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Trueman popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1907–2009
- Peak year (1923)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 103 years of records
Trueman by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (115 births, 42% of the file).
1920s was Trueman's strongest decade.
115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Trueman births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
53 births
- 1920s
1920s
115 births
- 1930s
1930s
63 births
- 1940s 33
1940s
33 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 115 births (42% of all-time use).
Trueman by state
Where Trueman concentrates geographically, total births since 1907
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.8% |
5 of 274 births nationwide.
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What to do with Trueman's data
- Trueman's decade-level peak was the 1920s (115 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Truemans (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Trueman: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~102 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, 1907–2009 (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 Trueman 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.