Girls' name · since 1893
Trula
Trula has 2,045 recorded births since 1893 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1923 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,646 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,045
- born since 1893
- 1920s
- peak decade
Trula is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 2,045 have been recorded since 1893.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Trula has been recorded 2,045 times among girls since 1893, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1893 to 1982.
- #4,646 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,045 born since 1893
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Trula ranks #4,646 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,045 born since 1893, peaking in the 1920s.
- #4,646 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,045
- born since 1893
- 1920s
- peak decade
Trula's 2,045 recorded births place it above 93.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Tennessee.
Trula's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Trula splits its recorded history at 1935: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1896 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1923 peak of 63 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Trula popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–1982
- Peak year (1923)
- 63
- Annual births at peak, across 90 years of records
Trula by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (514 births, 25% of the file).
1920s was Trula's strongest decade.
514 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Trula births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 40
1890s
40 births
- 1900s 130
1900s
130 births
- 1910s
1910s
353 births
- 1920s
1920s
514 births
- 1930s
1930s
348 births
- 1940s
1940s
336 births
- 1950s 196
1950s
196 births
- 1960s 74
1960s
74 births
- 1970s 49
1970s
49 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 514 births (25% of all-time use).
How Trula 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 Trula's total volume
Trula by state
Where Trula concentrates geographically, total births since 1893
| 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% |
486 of 2,045 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Trula's data
- Trula's decade-level peak was the 1920s (514 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Tennessee records the most Trulas (486 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Trula: 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 (~89 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, 1893–1982 (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 Trula 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.