Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Truman

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Truman
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1945

Peak era

1945

Peak rank proxy

540

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Silent Generation

1880Peak 19452024

Peak year

1945

Decline from peak

83.3%

2024

All-time

15,835

Truman is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1945, when 540 boys were named Truman.

In 2024, only 90 boys were given the name.

Down 83.3% from its peak.

All told, about 15,835 Americans have been named Truman and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationSilent Generation

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1945

1945540 boys named Truman

202490 boys named Truman

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