Recorded 1893–1982 Girls' name Peak 1923 2,045 births

Trula — girls' name

2,045 babies named Trula in U.S. Social Security records since 1893, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s401900s1301910s3531920s5141930s3481940s3361950s1961960s741970s491980s5
1920s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Trula was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

63 babies were named Trula in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Trula

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,045 babies named Trula between 1893 and 1982, spanning 90 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Trula currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 63 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Trula performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 514 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Trula shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Tennessee, which accounts for 486 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Virginia and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Trula in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Trula 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 2,045 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.

Trula at a glance

Last recorded 1982

Total births

2,045

Since 1893

90 years of records

Peak year

1923

63 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1982

Active since

1893

Recorded for 90 years

Last year on file: 1982

Trula popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1893

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1923)
63
Annual births at peak — across 90 years of records
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Trula by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
514 births that decade — 25% of Trula's all-time total
1890s401900s1301910s3531920s5141930s3481940s3361950s1961960s741970s491980s5

Trula by state

Where Trula concentrates geographically — total births since 1893

Regionally concentrated
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Trula
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Tennessee
486 23.8%
#2 Virginia
204 10.0%
#3 North Carolina
32 1.6%
#4 Kentucky
31 1.5%
#5 Texas
26 1.3%
#6 Oklahoma
13 0.6%
#7 Missouri
5 0.2%
Tennessee share of Trula's total US births 23.8%
Even split

486 of 2,045 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Trula?
2,045 babies have been named Trula since 1893. It was last recorded in 1982. The peak year was 1923 with 63 births.
When was Trula most popular?
Trula was most popular in the 1920s decade with 514 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
Where is Trula most popular?
The top states for the name Trula are Tennessee (486 births), Virginia (204 births), North Carolina (32 births).
How long has the name Trula been used?
Trula has been recorded in Social Security data since 1893, spanning 90 years of data through 1982.
What names are similar to Trula?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Trudy, Trudi, Trudie, Tru, 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, 1893–1982 (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.