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boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Truett

Gender Boy · 1% girls Rank 2025 #521 Trend ↑ Rising 204%

Truett is a surname and male given name of Norman origin, derived from the medieval surname Trewhitt.

Rank 2025
#521
among boys · ↑127 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
586
named Truett · +34% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,955
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
586 babies
All-time total
4,532
#1,915 all-time among boys
First recorded
1912
in Social Security records

Truett popularity over time

4,532 babies have been named Truett since 1912, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 106 106 11 – #1,619
1920s – 211 211 21 +99% #1,487
1930s – 121 121 12 -43% #1,654
1940s – 130 130 13 +7% #1,862
1950s – 85 85 9 -35% #2,199
1960s – 55 55 6 -35% #3,079
1970s – 39 39 4 -29% #3,940
1980s – 48 48 5 +23% #4,112
1990s – 85 85 9 +77% #3,286
2000s – 312 312 31 +267% #2,005
2010s 5 1,076 1,081 108 +246% #1,331
2020s (to 2025) 43 2,216 2,259 377 +248% #521

Where Truett is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 707 0.41 #447
2027 840 0.49 #376
2028 972 0.57 #341
2029 1,100 0.64 #310
2030 1,223 0.72 #278

Where Truett is most popular

Boys named Truett per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.230 per 1,000. Strongest in South Dakota, Arkansas, and Alabama.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Truett born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
South Dakota 27 1.45 +530%
Arkansas 57 0.901 +291%
Alabama 95 0.869 +278%
Wyoming 5 0.864 +276%
Nebraska 27 0.621 +170%
Tennessee 104 0.576 +150%
Kansas 38 0.554 +141%
Iowa 35 0.508 +121%
Oklahoma 44 0.497 +116%
Idaho 20 0.489 +112%
Missouri 67 0.483 +110%
Kentucky 45 0.448 +95%
Mississippi 22 0.387 +68%
South Carolina 39 0.377 +64%
Texas 318 0.361 +57%
Minnesota 44 0.359 +56%
Louisiana 36 0.352 +53%
North Dakota 6 0.351 +53%
Oregon 26 0.343 +49%
Colorado 44 0.341 +48%
Georgia 83 0.328 +42%
Montana 5 0.284 +23%
Michigan 51 0.249 +8%
West Virginia 8 0.245 +6%
Wisconsin 29 0.245 +6%
Indiana 39 0.243 +6%
North Carolina 61 0.239 ≈ national
Virginia 43 0.227 ≈ national
Washington 36 0.220 ≈ national
Florida 103 0.218 -5%
Ohio 57 0.215 -7%
Pennsylvania 51 0.192 -17%
Arizona 25 0.153 -34%
Utah 13 0.136 -41%
Illinois 29 0.113 -51%
California 55 0.060 -74%
New York 5 0.012 -95%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Truett

Truett is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #521 in 2025 with 578 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1912, 4,532 American babies have been named Truett. Its peak came in 2025, when 586 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Truett stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Truett?

The median living Truett is about 4 years old; half are between 1 and 12. An estimated 4,000 people named Truett are alive in the United States today.

median 4 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Truett year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 8 #11,847 578 #521
2024 9 #11,046 428 #648
2023 7 #13,345 385 #691
2022 10 #10,337 347 #744
2021 9 #11,082 250 #918
2020 – – 228 #958
2019 – – 131 #1,370
2018 – – 112 #1,527
2017 – – 136 #1,331
2016 – – 130 #1,372
2015 5 #18,909 112 #1,489
2014 – – 94 #1,653
2013 – – 110 #1,491
2012 – – 84 #1,784
2011 – – 95 #1,619
2010 – – 72 #1,954
2009 – – 70 #2,005
2008 – – 46 #2,714
2007 – – 53 #2,437
2006 – – 35 #3,152
2005 – – 26 #3,703
2004 – – 20 #4,404
2003 – – 20 #4,265
2002 – – 12 #6,056
2001 – – 18 #4,463
2000 – – 12 #5,889
1995 – – 8 #6,944
1990 – – 9 #5,785
1985 – – – –
1980 – – 7 #5,489
1975 – – 7 #4,774
1970 – – 6 #4,696
1965 – – 8 #3,229
1960 – – 7 #3,642
1955 – – 10 #2,745
1950 – – 13 #2,199
1945 – – 11 #2,236
1940 – – 14 #1,978
1935 – – 19 #1,654
1930 – – 14 #2,168
1925 – – 26 #1,491
1920 – – 23 #1,638
1915 – – 16 #1,871
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Truett, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Truett?

The median living Truett is about 4 years old. Half of all living Truetts are between 1 and 12 years old.

How many people named Truett are alive today?

An estimated 4,000 people named Truett are alive in the United States, based on 4,532 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Truett mean?

Truett is a surname and male given name of Norman origin, derived from the medieval surname Trewhitt.

How popular is the name Truett in 2025?

Truett ranked #521 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 578 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Truett?

4,532 babies have been named Truett in the United States since 1912, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Truett most popular?

Truett peaked in 2025, when 586 newborns received the name.

Is Truett a boy or girl name?

Truett is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Truett rising or falling?

Truett is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Truett become more popular?

Truett is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,223 boys named Truett in 2030, which would rank around #278. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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