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How popular is the name Trudy?
Births per year, rank history and how many Trudies are alive today.
Trudy (female) is a shortened form of the name Gertrude. Although Trudy itself was given to 3 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 5927th as a registered name), most Trudies are registered as Gertrude, which ranked 5581st in 2021 with 3 babies.
Most people called Trudy are registered as Gertrude, and share that name's profile: the Gertrude you are most likely to meet is around 79 years old. Half of all Gertrudes born in England and Wales are between 58 and 83, and there are at least 13,000 of them alive today. Only some Gertrudes go by Trudy.
How many babies are named Trudy or Gertrude each year?
Combined registrations of Gertrude, Trudy. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Gertrude rank as a registered name?
Where does Trudy rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Trudy short for Gertrude?
Yes - Trudy is a shortened form of Gertrude. Trudies are usually registered as Gertrude at birth.
When was the name Trudy most popular?
The full name Gertrude peaked in 1904, when around 2,400 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Trudy itself peaked as a registered name in 2006, with 16 babies.
How many people are called Trudy?
There's no official count of people who go by Trudy, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 13,000 people registered as Gertrude born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Trudy.
How old is the typical Trudy?
Most people called Trudy are registered as Gertrude. Most living Gertrudes are between 58 and 83; the most common age is about 79.
Is Trudy becoming more or less popular?
It has faded from the rankings.