Is Truman a boy or girl name?
Truman is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 90 boys were named Truman, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 15,861 US babies named Truman were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,811
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Truman since 1880
- 15,861
- Most popular year
- 1945
- 540 babies
Boys and girls named Truman, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 155 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 167 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 276 | 5 | 1.8% |
| 1910s | 1,590 | 5 | 0.3% |
| 1920s | 2,334 | 16 | 0.7% |
| 1930s | 1,891 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 2,302 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 672 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 571 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 490 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 386 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 805 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,662 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,928 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 606 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 90 | #1,811 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 114 | #1,546 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 125 | #1,453 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 129 | #1,422 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 148 | #1,253 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 152 | #1,242 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 165 | #1,166 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 175 | #1,109 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 193 | #1,034 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 213 | #973 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 221 | #957 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 209 | #961 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 220 | #931 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 183 | #1,040 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 197 | #996 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 174 | #1,073 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 176 | #1,068 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 202 | #976 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 194 | #961 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 167 | #1,017 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 175 | #961 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 159 | #997 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 140 | #1,078 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 130 | #1,099 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 145 | #1,014 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 118 | #1,125 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 115 | #1,122 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 95 | #1,231 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 106 | #1,125 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 78 | #1,335 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 78 | #1,329 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 70 | #1,399 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 44 | #1,880 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 51 | #1,650 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 50 | #1,661 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 46 | #1,703 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 22 | #2,676 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 47 | #1,531 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 42 | #1,585 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 52 | #1,351 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 41 | #1,529 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 37 | #1,628 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 29 | #1,928 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 33 | #1,762 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 37 | #1,615 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 37 | #1,594 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 39 | #1,506 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 54 | #1,208 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 49 | #1,266 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 38 | #1,448 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 45 | #1,264 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 43 | #1,267 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 51 | #1,148 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 77 | #932 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 57 | #1,091 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 62 | #980 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 59 | #958 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 56 | #980 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 46 | #1,099 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 66 | #919 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 52 | #1,057 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 56 | #1,017 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 51 | #1,079 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 53 | #1,076 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 70 | #910 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 39 | #1,263 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 50 | #1,089 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 58 | #1,002 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 51 | #1,067 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 64 | #941 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 74 | #850 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 71 | #858 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 70 | #839 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 76 | #812 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 119 | #636 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 158 | #532 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 160 | #527 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 204 | #470 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 286 | #387 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 540 | #248 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 197 | #435 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 213 | #426 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 170 | #471 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 164 | #463 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 210 | #395 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 174 | #431 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 168 | #446 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 194 | #403 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 176 | #420 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 198 | #387 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 203 | #385 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 196 | #391 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 183 | #415 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 197 | #403 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 202 | #413 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 217 | #393 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 198 | #423 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 241 | #382 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 221 | #401 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 260 | #369 | 5 | #5,702 |
| 1924 | 240 | #390 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 212 | #412 | 5 | #5,662 |
| 1922 | 245 | #386 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 238 | #392 | 6 | #5,050 |
| 1920 | 262 | #371 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 225 | #390 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 240 | #385 | 5 | #5,526 |
| 1917 | 225 | #376 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 219 | #371 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 202 | #378 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 162 | #374 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 146 | #341 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 82 | #432 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 50 | #408 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 39 | #445 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 34 | #435 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 38 | #381 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 30 | #428 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 31 | #393 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 30 | #392 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 34 | #350 | 5 | #2,147 |
| 1903 | 19 | #503 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 20 | #486 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 15 | #532 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 25 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 9 | #779 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 16 | #540 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 14 | #581 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 20 | #459 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 15 | #555 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 19 | #462 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 18 | #446 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 16 | #521 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 22 | #376 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 18 | #432 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 13 | #548 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 18 | #463 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 8 | #743 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 14 | #510 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 17 | #459 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 15 | #502 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 21 | #380 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 17 | #450 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 20 | #387 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 12 | #565 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Truman reached #248 in 1945. As a girl name, it reached #2,147 in 1904. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Truman
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.