Trudi
Trudi is a name with multiple cultural origins: German, English.
- German
- English
Meaning & Origin of Trudi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Trudi is a name with multiple cultural origins: German, English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- German
- English
The Story of Trudi
The earliest SSA record of Trudi as a baby girl name dates back to 1938, when 13 babies received it. 1965 was its biggest year on record, with 140 newborns named Trudi — #840 in the national rankings. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 35% of all recorded Trudis. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2022 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 3K Trudis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Trudi
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Trudi. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Trudi
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About the name Trudi
Trudi is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1938 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Trudi's peak popularity came in 1965 when it ranked #840. Use the chart and map above to compare Trudi's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.