Truman
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Truman
Truman is an upstanding presidential name that radiates an aura of integrity and moral truth, values any parent would want for a child. It seems definitely headed for a revival.
Also associated with writer Truman Capote, Truman was at the height of its popularity in the early twentieth century, around the time Capote was born. It reached its highest point—Number 249—in 1945, the year Harry Truman succeeded FDR.
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson chose it for their son, and it's also the name of Martha Stewart's young grandson.
Truman Burbank was the ingenuous character played by Jim Carrey in The Truman Show, and Truman was the surname of Will in Will and Grace.
Truman is also given to girls.
Pronounced TROO-mun.
As of October 2026, Truman ranked #5702 in US births in 1925 SSA, peaked at #2147 in 1904.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | #957 | 221 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #973 | 213 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | #1,034 | 193 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | #1,109 | 175 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | #1,166 | 165 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | #1,242 | 152 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | #1,253 | 148 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | #1,422 | 129 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | #1,453 | 125 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | #1,546 | 114 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | #1,811 | 90 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | #1,553 | 111 |
World rankings
Truman for boys
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Truman on lists
Famous Trumans
- Truman Garcia Capote (born Truman Streckfus Persons)Boy
American novelist
- Truman Handy NewberryBoy
U.S. Senator from Michigan
- Truman SmithBoy
U.S. Senator from Connecticut
- Truman Hempel "Ted" LandonBoy
U.S Air Force general in WWII
- Truman SeymourBoy
U.S. Civil War general
- Truman Theodore Hanks (b. 1995)Boy
son of actors Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson
- Truman Stewart (b. 2012)Boy
son of Alexis Stewart; grandson of lifestyle guru Martha Stewart
- Harry S. TrumanBoy
33rd President of the United States
Truman in pop culture
- Truman BurbankBoy
main character in film "The Truman Show"
- Truman MotleyBoy
Mike and Mabel Motley's son in comic strip "Motley's Crew"
- Truman LesterBoy
character in film "A Good Baby"
- Will TrumanBoy
character on TV's "Will and Grace"
- Truman High SchoolBoy
school in"Bring It On" the musical
- Truman TomtenBoy
character on TV's "The Noddy Shop"
- Truman XBoy
main character in the animated series “The X’s”