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Girl name

Trude

/ˈtɹud/ · 100% girls · last recorded 1974

Trude has been given to about 272 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1957, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈtɹud/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 225
Median age today69 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Trude per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1957 · 19
  • Born in 20250
  • All time272

How popular is Trude?

Its best year was 1957, when 19 babies were given the name, ranking 2722nd. The typical living American called Trude is about 69 years old today.

Names that sound like Trude

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. True0.79
  2. Gertrude0.67
  3. Trudy0.68
  4. Maude0.65
  5. Tru0.53
  6. Treasure0.49
  7. Jade0.47
  8. Sade0.47

Middle names for Trude

Ranked by flow score
  1. Trude Noelle0.83
  2. Trude Catherine0.80
  3. Trude Frances0.80
  4. Trude Belle0.80
  5. Trude Josephine0.80
  6. Trude Hazel0.80

Sibling names for Trude

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Margosister · 0.65
  2. Gwensister · 0.63
  3. Gwendolynsister · 0.59
  4. Dennisbrother · 0.59
  5. Dannybrother · 0.57
  6. Ronaldbrother · 0.56

Where Trude is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Trude Wilson0.75
    2. Trude Williams0.75
    3. Trude Walker0.75
    4. Trude Sanchez0.75
    5. Trude Roberts0.75
    6. Trude Phillips0.75

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Trude

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. Norway1945–2025
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.