How Many People Are Named Truman?
An estimated 8,463 people in the United States have the first name Truman. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Truman peaked in popularity in 1945 with 540 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Truman 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 Truman paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
8,463
About 1 in 40,500 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.8% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1945
540 births
Total Registered
15,861
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Truman
Truman is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 15,861 total births registered, 99.8% were male.
Truman as a male name
Ranked #1,811 in 2024
90 male births in 2024
Peak: 1945 (540 births)
Truman as a female name
Ranked #5,702 in 1925
5 female births in 1925
Peak: 1921 (6 births)
Truman: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Truman span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 2,350 babies were registered. Truman has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Truman by Decade
How has Truman 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.
Truman by State
Birth registrations for Truman span all 37 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Missouri, California. The lowest are in North Dakota, Massachusetts, New Mexico. On average, about 269 Trumans were registered per state.
Truman + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Truman as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Truman: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Truman?
We estimate approximately 8,463 people named Truman 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 40,500 Americans share this first name.
Is Truman a common name?
Truman is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 15,861 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Truman most popular?
Truman reached peak popularity in 1945, when 540 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Truman is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Truman a male name?
Truman is predominantly male. 99.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Truman Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Truman Smith, Truman Johnson, Truman 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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