How Many People Are Named Trude?
An estimated 185 people in the United States have the first name Trude. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 69 years old, and Trude peaked in popularity in 1957 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Trude as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Trude paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 69, Trude is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1967.
Estimated Living Americans
185
About 1 in 1,852,726 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
69
years old
Peak Year
1957
19 births
Total Registered
272
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Trude
Trude is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 272 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Trude as a female name
Ranked #10,160 in 1974
5 female births in 1974
Peak: 1957 (19 births)
Trude: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Trude span from the 1940s to the 1970s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 111 babies were registered. Trude has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Trude by Decade
How has Trude tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Trude by State
Trude + Last Name Combinations
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Names Similar to Trude
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Trude: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Trude?
We estimate approximately 185 people named Trude are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,852,726 Americans share this first name.
Is Trude a common name?
Trude is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 272 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Trude most popular?
Trude reached peak popularity in 1957, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Trude is approximately 69 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Trude a female name?
Trude is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Trude Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Trude Smith, Trude Johnson, Trude Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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