Truman
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TROO-mun
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,547 for boys
Truman is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “trusty man”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 1,547th for boys in the US (111 babies).
What does Truman mean?
English: English surname
“trusty man”
From an English surname for a trustworthy man; borne by Harry S. Truman, US president from 1945 to 1953.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Truman a girl's or a boy's name?
Truman is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK and 111 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Truman in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,065th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Truman, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2000, with 5 boys.
2025 had more boys named Truman than any year since 2019.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Truman in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 1 | #6,218 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Truman in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,547th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 111 about 1 in 15,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 32% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 111 boys in the US were named Truman, making it the 1,547th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,250th. Its busiest year was 1945, with 540 boys.
Half of all the boys named Truman in the US since 1880 were born between 1927 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.
Truman in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 111 | #1,547 |
| 2024 | 90 | #1,809 |
| 2023 | 114 | #1,539 |
| 2022 | 125 | #1,447 |
| 2021 | 130 | #1,407 |
| 2020 | 148 | #1,250 |
| 2019 | 152 | #1,239 |
| 2018 | 165 | #1,160 |
| 2017 | 175 | #1,107 |
| 2016 | 193 | #1,032 |
| 2015 | 213 | #972 |
| 2014 | 221 | #952 |
| 2013 | 209 | #955 |
| 2012 | 220 | #930 |
| 2011 | 183 | #1,037 |
| 2010 | 197 | #995 |
| 2009 | 174 | #1,070 |
| 2008 | 176 | #1,067 |
| 2007 | 202 | #971 |
| 2006 | 194 | #958 |
| 2005 | 167 | #1,012 |
| 2004 | 175 | #956 |
| 2003 | 159 | #996 |
| 2002 | 140 | #1,075 |
| 2001 | 130 | #1,093 |
| 2000 | 145 | #1,007 |
| 1999 | 118 | #1,116 |
| 1998 | 115 | #1,111 |
| 1997 | 95 | #1,224 |
| 1996 | 106 | #1,118 |
| 1995 | 78 | #1,322 |
| 1994 | 78 | #1,318 |
| 1993 | 70 | #1,374 |
| 1992 | 44 | #1,839 |
| 1991 | 51 | #1,626 |
| 1990 | 50 | #1,630 |
| 1989 | 46 | #1,673 |
| 1988 | 22 | #2,594 |
| 1987 | 47 | #1,504 |
| 1986 | 42 | #1,564 |
| 1985 | 52 | #1,332 |
| 1984 | 41 | #1,506 |
| 1983 | 37 | #1,593 |
| 1982 | 29 | #1,889 |
| 1981 | 33 | #1,725 |
| 1980 | 37 | #1,593 |
| 1979 | 37 | #1,570 |
| 1978 | 39 | #1,487 |
| 1977 | 54 | #1,198 |
| 1976 | 49 | #1,238 |
| 1975 | 38 | #1,429 |
| 1974 | 45 | #1,244 |
| 1973 | 43 | #1,253 |
| 1972 | 51 | #1,137 |
| 1971 | 77 | #928 |
| 1970 | 57 | #1,080 |
| 1969 | 62 | #972 |
| 1968 | 59 | #946 |
| 1967 | 56 | #968 |
| 1966 | 46 | #1,090 |
| 1965 | 66 | #912 |
| 1964 | 52 | #1,044 |
| 1963 | 56 | #1,011 |
| 1962 | 51 | #1,068 |
| 1961 | 53 | #1,067 |
| 1960 | 70 | #904 |
| 1959 | 39 | #1,246 |
| 1958 | 50 | #1,080 |
| 1957 | 58 | #994 |
| 1956 | 51 | #1,055 |
| 1955 | 64 | #932 |
| 1954 | 74 | #841 |
| 1953 | 71 | #851 |
| 1952 | 70 | #835 |
| 1951 | 76 | #805 |
| 1950 | 119 | #632 |
| 1949 | 158 | #530 |
| 1948 | 160 | #522 |
| 1947 | 204 | #470 |
| 1946 | 286 | #387 |
| 1945 | 540 | #247 |
| 1944 | 197 | #434 |
| 1943 | 213 | #425 |
| 1942 | 170 | #471 |
| 1941 | 164 | #462 |
| 1940 | 210 | #394 |
| 1939 | 174 | #430 |
| 1938 | 168 | #445 |
| 1937 | 194 | #401 |
| 1936 | 176 | #418 |
| 1935 | 198 | #386 |
| 1934 | 203 | #384 |
| 1933 | 196 | #389 |
| 1932 | 183 | #414 |
| 1931 | 197 | #403 |
| 1930 | 202 | #412 |
| 1929 | 217 | #393 |
| 1928 | 198 | #422 |
| 1927 | 241 | #380 |
| 1926 | 221 | #399 |
| 1925 | 260 | #368 |
| 1924 | 240 | #388 |
| 1923 | 212 | #412 |
| 1922 | 245 | #385 |
| 1921 | 238 | #392 |
| 1920 | 262 | #371 |
| 1919 | 225 | #389 |
| 1918 | 240 | #385 |
| 1917 | 225 | #376 |
| 1916 | 219 | #370 |
| 1915 | 202 | #378 |
| 1914 | 162 | #371 |
| 1913 | 146 | #340 |
| 1912 | 82 | #432 |
| 1911 | 50 | #404 |
| 1910 | 39 | #440 |
| 1909 | 34 | #428 |
| 1908 | 38 | #374 |
| 1907 | 30 | #417 |
| 1906 | 31 | #387 |
| 1905 | 30 | #384 |
| 1904 | 34 | #344 |
| 1903 | 19 | #487 |
| 1902 | 20 | #475 |
| 1901 | 15 | #506 |
| 1900 | 25 | #455 |
| 1899 | 9 | #714 |
| 1898 | 16 | #523 |
| 1897 | 14 | #556 |
| 1896 | 20 | #438 |
| 1895 | 15 | #529 |
| 1894 | 19 | #439 |
| 1893 | 18 | #435 |
| 1892 | 16 | #497 |
| 1891 | 22 | #364 |
| 1890 | 18 | #424 |
| 1889 | 13 | #525 |
| 1888 | 18 | #442 |
| 1887 | 8 | #679 |
| 1886 | 14 | #491 |
| 1885 | 17 | #439 |
| 1884 | 15 | #488 |
| 1883 | 21 | #371 |
| 1882 | 17 | #437 |
| 1881 | 20 | #375 |
| 1880 | 12 | #526 |
Names like Truman
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Thomas, Leon, Jack, Harris, Harley, William, Leo, Harry, Harrison, Charlie, Chester, Reuben
Names related to Truman
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Truman: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/truman, updated 20 October 2026.