Truman
Truman was the 1553rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 111 babies. Its best year was 1945, when it ranked 248th with 540 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 580 places. More babies were named Truman in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,553 boys, down 299 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 111boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1945540 babies
- Total since 1880
- 15,973babies recorded
Truman popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 26 since 1904.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,553 | 111 |
| 2020 | #1,254 | 148 |
| 2010 | #996 | 197 |
| 2000 | #1,014 | 145 |
| 1990 | #1,660 | 50 |
| 1980 | #1,616 | 37 |
| 1970 | #1,091 | 57 |
| 1960 | #909 | 70 |
| 1950 | #636 | 119 |
| 1940 | #395 | 210 |
| 1930 | #413 | 202 |
| 1920 | #371 | 262 |
| 1910 | #445 | 39 |
| 1900 | #468 | 25 |
| 1890 | #432 | 18 |
| 1880 | #565 | 12 |
How popular is Truman, counting every spelling?
Truman has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,463 for boys in 2025, against #1,553 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Truman?
111 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Truman (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Truman born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 76 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Truman.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Truman?
About 8,000 people born in the US named Truman are alive today, with a median age of 24; half are between 13 and 59. That makes Truman mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Truman by state
How common Truman was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Utah (5.9×), Missouri (4.7×). In 35 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Truman: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Truman, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Truman
How popular is the name Truman?
Truman was the 1553rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 111 babies. Its best year was 1945, when it ranked 248th with 540 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 580 places. More babies were named Truman in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Truman a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Truman in the US.
Where is Truman most popular?
In 2021–2025, Truman was most common in Utah (0.39 per 1,000 boys), followed by Missouri and Iowa.