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Trudy

/ˈtɹudi/ · 100% girls · 25 born in 2025

Trudy has been given to about 25,628 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1947, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈtɹudi/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 20,857
Median age today69 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Trudy per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1947 · 975
  • Born in 202525
  • All time25,628
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Trudy?

Its best year was 1947, when 975 babies were given the name, ranking 240th. The typical living American called Trudy is about 69 years old today.

Names that sound like Trudy

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Judy0.70
  2. Tru0.60
  3. True0.53
  4. Tracy0.49
  5. Brandy0.47
  6. Tawny0.45

Middle names for Trudy

Ranked by flow score
  1. Trudy Anne0.81
  2. Trudy Eve0.80
  3. Trudy Elizabeth0.78
  4. Trudy Catherine0.78
  5. Trudy Josephine0.78
  6. Trudy Rose0.77

Sibling names for Trudy

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Margosister · 0.93
  2. Gwensister · 0.91
  3. Gwendolynsister · 0.87
  4. Dannybrother · 0.85
  5. Rockybrother · 0.84
  6. Brucebrother · 0.84

Where Trudy is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Trudy Anderson0.77
    2. Trudy White0.72
    3. Trudy Reyes0.72
    4. Trudy Moore0.72
    5. Trudy Lee0.72
    6. Trudy Hill0.72

    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 Trudy

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

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