Boys' name · since 1880
Truman
Truman has 15,947 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1945 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #940 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,548 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,947
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Truman is the #1548 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 15,947 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Truman has been recorded 15,947 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #1548 nationally and more common than 89% of boys, 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 1880 to 2025.
- #940 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,548 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 15,947 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Truman ranks #940 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,548 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 15,947 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #940 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,548 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,947
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Truman's 15,947 recorded births place it above 97.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Truman compares
15,947 Top 7% higher than 93% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Truman's all-time total is 43x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Truman | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 15,947 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 540 | 34 | 22,252 |
Truman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Truman's full recorded timeline at 1953, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1887, with just 8 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1945 peak of 540 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Truman popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1945)
- 540
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Truman popularity over time - girls
26 total births recorded since 1904 (Truman as girls' name)
Truman by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (2,334 births, 15% of the file).
1920s was Truman's strongest decade.
2,334 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Truman births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 155
1880s
155 births
- 1890s 167
1890s
167 births
- 1900s 276
1900s
276 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,590 births
- 1920s
1920s
2,334 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,891 births
- 1940s
1940s
2,302 births
- 1950s 672
1950s
672 births
- 1960s 571
1960s
571 births
- 1970s 490
1970s
490 births
- 1980s 386
1980s
386 births
- 1990s 805
1990s
805 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,662 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,928 births
- 2020s 718
2020s
718 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 2,334 births (15% of all-time use).
How Truman compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Truman's total volume
Truman by state
Where Truman concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,746 | 10.9% |
| #2 | Missouri | | 919 | 5.8% |
| #3 | California | | 724 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Kentucky | | 520 | 3.3% |
| #5 | Oklahoma | | 499 | 3.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 494 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Arkansas | | 478 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 410 | 2.6% |
1,746 of 15,947 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Truman appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Truman's data
- Truman's decade-level peak was the 1920s (2,334 total births); usage has since declined to 718 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Trumans (1,746 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Truman: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1945)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Truman 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.