Truman

“From the surname Truman” — English origin

Boy's name · #1553 in the US (2025) · Heirloom

Truman belongs to an older America first — it reached #248 back in 1945 — yet it still appears in today's records at #1553. About 16,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. In Utah it runs about 6× its national rate — and 3–4× across Missouri and Iowa. Its center of gravity has moved: strongest in the South in the 1940s and 1950s, strongest in the Midwest today.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 10 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Trumans

Truman Capote — American author (1924-1984)
Truman Henry Safford — American astronomer (1836-1901)
Truman Handy Newberry — American politician (1864-1945)
Truman Smith — American politician (1791-1884)
Truman G. Yuncker — U.S. botanist & educator (1891-1964)

In stories & tradition

Truman Burbank — The Truman Show
Truman the Tiger — mascot character
Truman King — Fire

What Trumans become

Among 96 notable people named Truman:

Military figures appear 3.67× more often than among typical names — e.g. Truman Seymour, Union Army general (1824–1891).

Similar names: Niles · Trevon · Eldon · Coleman · Lyndon · Milton

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