Trudy
Trudy is a diminutive of Geertruida, and Gertrude. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Trudy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Trudy is a diminutive of Geertruida, and Gertrude. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Trudy
Trudy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1896, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1947, when 975 Trudys were born — ranking #240 that year. As of 2026, Trudy ranks #4,717 for baby girls with 29 births, rising sharply (+23% over the past five years). In total, more than 26K Trudys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Notable people named Trudy
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- Trudy Adams (born 1964), American actress
- Trudy Anderson (born 1959), New Zealand cricketer
- Trudy Bellinger , British music video director
- Trudy Benson (born 1985), American painter
- Trudy Burke (born 1991), Australian association football player
- Trudy Camilleri (born 1991), Australian football player
- Trudy H. Clark (born 1951), United States Air Force major general
- Trudy Coxe (born 1949), American environmental activist
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Names that sound like Trudy
Phonetically similar names — useful when Trudy is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Trudy
Trudy is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1896 and has accumulated 26K births in the dataset. Trudy's peak popularity came in 1947 when it ranked #238. Use the chart and map above to compare Trudy'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 .
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