Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Truman
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1945
Peak era
1945
Peak births
540
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Silent Generation
Quick answers about Truman
How many people are named Truman?
An estimated 7,614 living Americans are named Truman.
How rare is Truman?
Truman is uncommon among babies today, with 111 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 79.4% from its 1945 peak.
How old is the typical Truman?
The median age of a living American named Truman is approximately 23 years, with most bearers falling between 13 and 54 years old.
Is Truman still popular?
Not especially. Truman has been declining since its 1945 peak and registered 111 births in 2025.
Where is Truman most common?
Truman has its strongest geographic signal in Utah, where it appears 7.8× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19452025
Peak year
1945
Decline from peak
79.4%
2025
111
All-time
15,947
Where it lives now
Truman is most concentrated in Utah — about 7.8× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Truman is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.