# Truman (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/truman/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈtɹumən/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 15,973 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 15,947 / 26 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 36, 1996 to 2025 |

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1904 | 5 | 2,147 |
| 1918 | 5 | 5,526 |
| 1921 | 6 | 5,050 |
| 1923 | 5 | 5,662 |
| 1925 | 5 | 5,702 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 183 | 1,040 |
| 2012 | 220 | 931 |
| 2013 | 209 | 961 |
| 2014 | 221 | 957 |
| 2015 | 213 | 973 |
| 2016 | 193 | 1,034 |
| 2017 | 175 | 1,109 |
| 2018 | 165 | 1,166 |
| 2019 | 152 | 1,242 |
| 2020 | 148 | 1,254 |
| 2021 | 130 | 1,417 |
| 2022 | 125 | 1,454 |
| 2023 | 114 | 1,546 |
| 2024 | 90 | 1,818 |
| 2025 | 111 | 1,553 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 4 | 2,357 |
| 1998 | 3 | 2,901 |
| 2000 | 5 | 2,142 |
| 2002 | 4 | 2,636 |
| 2003 | 3 | 3,467 |
| 2009 | 4 | 3,744 |
| 2010 | 3 | 4,678 |
| 2015 | 4 | 3,908 |
| 2019 | 3 | 4,702 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5,137 |

## People named Truman

- Truman Capote, American writer (1924-1984)
- Truman Henry Safford, American astronomer (1836-1901)
- Truman Handy Newberry, American politician (1864-1945)
- Truman Smith, American politician (1791-1884)
- Truman H. Aldrich, American politician (1848-1932)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.