How Many People Are Named Trudy?
An estimated 17,231 people in the United States have the first name Trudy. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 65 years old, and Trudy peaked in popularity in 1947 with 975 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Trudy 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 Trudy paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
17,231
About 1 in 19,892 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
65
years old
Peak Year
1947
975 births
Total Registered
25,603
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Trudy
Trudy is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 25,603 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Trudy as a male name
Ranked #3,982 in 1946
5 male births in 1946
Peak: 1946 (5 births)
Trudy as a female name
Ranked #4,751 in 2024
29 female births in 2024
Peak: 1947 (975 births)
Trudy: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Trudy span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 8,348 babies were registered. Trudy has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Trudy by Decade
How has Trudy 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.
Trudy by State
Birth registrations for Trudy span all 50 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Pennsylvania, New York. The lowest are in Alaska, Nevada, New Hampshire. On average, about 436 Trudys were registered per state.
Trudy + Last Name Combinations
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Trudy: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Trudy?
We estimate approximately 17,231 people named Trudy 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 19,892 Americans share this first name.
Is Trudy a common name?
Trudy is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 25,603 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Trudy most popular?
Trudy reached peak popularity in 1947, when 975 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Trudy is approximately 65 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Trudy a female name?
Trudy is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Trudy Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Trudy Smith, Trudy Johnson, Trudy 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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