Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Truman

#922 most common boys' name of all time · #2,122 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#922
Rank overall
#2,122 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
15,973
Since 2016
1,403
Peak year
1945 #247
Best rank
#247 1945
Girls Boys peak 540/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Truman is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 111 111 #1,548
2024 90 90 #1,810
2023 114 114 #1,540
2022 125 125 #1,448
2021 130 130 #1,408
2020 148 148 #1,252
2019 152 152 #1,239
2018 165 165 #1,160
2017 175 175 #1,107
2016 193 193 #1,032
2015 213 213 #972
2014 221 221 #952
2013 209 209 #956
2012 220 220 #931
2011 183 183 #1,038
2010 197 197 #995
2009 174 174 #1,070
2008 176 176 #1,067
2007 202 202 #972
2006 194 194 #959
2005 167 167 #1,014
2004 175 175 #958
2003 159 159 #997
2002 140 140 #1,077
2001 130 130 #1,095
2000 145 145 #1,009
1999 118 118 #1,119
1998 115 115 #1,115
1997 95 95 #1,229
1996 106 106 #1,121
1995 78 78 #1,329
1994 78 78 #1,322
1993 70 70 #1,379
1992 44 44 #1,846
1991 51 51 #1,635
1990 50 50 #1,638
1989 46 46 #1,681
1988 22 22 #2,602
1987 47 47 #1,507
1986 42 42 #1,569
1985 52 52 #1,338
1984 41 41 #1,509
1983 37 37 #1,596
1982 29 29 #1,891
1981 33 33 #1,728
1980 37 37 #1,593
1979 37 37 #1,575
1978 39 39 #1,488
1977 54 54 #1,198
1976 49 49 #1,241
1975 38 38 #1,431
1974 45 45 #1,246
1973 43 43 #1,255
1972 51 51 #1,138
1971 77 77 #929
1970 57 57 #1,082
1969 62 62 #975
1968 59 59 #948
1967 56 56 #971
1966 46 46 #1,093
1965 66 66 #912
1964 52 52 #1,046
1963 56 56 #1,013
1962 51 51 #1,075
1961 53 53 #1,069
1960 70 70 #907
1959 39 39 #1,251
1958 50 50 #1,082
1957 58 58 #996
1956 51 51 #1,061
1955 64 64 #934
1954 74 74 #842
1953 71 71 #853
1952 70 70 #836
1951 76 76 #807
1950 119 119 #634
1949 158 158 #532
1948 160 160 #524
1947 204 204 #470
1946 286 286 #387
1945 540 540 #247
1944 197 197 #434
1943 213 213 #425
1942 170 170 #471
1941 164 164 #462
1940 210 210 #395
1939 174 174 #430
1938 168 168 #446
1937 194 194 #403
1936 176 176 #418
1935 198 198 #387
1934 203 203 #385
1933 196 196 #391
1932 183 183 #415
1931 197 197 #403
1930 202 202 #413
1929 217 217 #393
1928 198 198 #423
1927 241 241 #380
1926 221 221 #401
1925 5 260 265 #369
1924 240 240 #389
1923 5 212 217 #412
1922 245 245 #386
1921 6 238 244 #392
1920 262 262 #371
1919 225 225 #389
1918 5 240 245 #386
1917 225 225 #376
1916 219 219 #370
1915 202 202 #378
1914 162 162 #373
1913 146 146 #341
1912 82 82 #432
1911 50 50 #406
1910 39 39 #445
1909 34 34 #431
1908 38 38 #381
1907 30 30 #423
1906 31 31 #391
1905 30 30 #390
1904 5 34 39 #349
1903 19 19 #498
1902 20 20 #480
1901 15 15 #521
1900 25 25 #463
1899 9 9 #735
1898 16 16 #531
1897 14 14 #569
1896 20 20 #452
1895 15 15 #548
1894 19 19 #457
1893 18 18 #444
1892 16 16 #514
1891 22 22 #374
1890 18 18 #430
1889 13 13 #538
1888 18 18 #457
1887 8 8 #697
1886 14 14 #504
1885 17 17 #457
1884 15 15 #499
1883 21 21 #379
1882 17 17 #448
1881 20 20 #386
1880 12 12 #565