Truitt
From Old French meaning "dweller beside a crossroads or town gate".
Name Census estimates that about 1,231 living Americans carry the first name Truitt. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Truitt today is around 20 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Truitt births was 2023 (91 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Truitt. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
1.2K
~ 1 in 278,436 Americans
Peak year
2023
91 babies that year
Average age
20
years old
2024 SSA rank
#1,886
Tracked since 1913
Census
Truitt in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 872 people with the first name Truitt, which placed it at #13,735 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#13,735
National first-name rank
People counted
872
872 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
87.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Truitt
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Truitt is White at 87.3%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (4.4%) and Black (3.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Truitt described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Truitt at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White87.3% · 761
- Two or more races4.4% · 38
- Black or African American3.4% · 30
- Hispanic or Latino3.3% · 29
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.6% · 14
Gender
Gender distribution for Truitt
Out of the 1,448 babies given the name Truitt since 1880, 99.7% were registered as male. The name sits firmly on the male side of the spectrum, with only a handful of female registrations across the entire dataset.
Truitt as a male name
- Ranked #1,886 in 2024
- 85 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2023 (86 births)
Truitt as a female name
- Ranked #17,389 in 2023
- 5 female births in 2023
- Peak: 2023 (5 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Truitt leans strongly male. 857 people counted with this name were male (97.4%), compared with 23 female bearers (2.6%).
Popularity
Truitt: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Truitt from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 12 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 431 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Truitt by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Truitt during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Truitts live
The SSA's state-level files cover 9 states and territories. Texas, Georgia, Alabama recorded the most babies named Truitt, while South Dakota, North Carolina, Illinois recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 40 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Truitt
The name Truitt is believed to have originated from the Old French word "truiter," which means "to fish with a line." This suggests that the name was likely derived from an occupation or activity associated with fishing or angling.
In the Middle Ages, surnames often emerged from occupational roles, and Truitt may have been a surname given to someone whose livelihood revolved around fishing. As a given name, Truitt is relatively rare and has no definitive cultural or linguistic origins.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Truitt appears in the 16th century. A man named Truitt Smythe was born in England around 1540 and is mentioned in historical records as a fisherman from the coastal town of Rye.
In the 17th century, a notable figure named Truitt Harding (1620-1691) was a Puritan minister in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He was known for his fiery sermons and strict adherence to Puritan principles.
Another historical figure with the name Truitt was Truitt Ballard (1778-1836), a soldier and frontiersman from Kentucky. He fought in the War of 1812 and later became a prominent figure in the settlement of the American West.
In the 19th century, Truitt Vaux (1812-1895) was a renowned American landscape architect and one of the pioneers of the urban park movement. He designed notable public spaces such as Franklin Square in Philadelphia and Prospect Park in Brooklyn.
Additionally, Truitt Blakely (1860-1932) was a well-known American educator and author from Ohio. He wrote several books on teaching methods and was a strong advocate for progressive education reforms.
While the name Truitt is uncommon, it has been carried by various individuals throughout history, often with ties to occupations related to fishing, agriculture, or exploration. However, its origins and etymology remain somewhat obscure, adding an air of mystery to this unique name.
People
Truitt + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Truitt as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Truitt: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Truitt?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,231 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Truitt going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 278,436 US residents.
Is Truitt a common name?
We classify Truitt as "Rare". It ranks above 91.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,448 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Truitt most popular?
The single biggest year for Truitt was 2023, when 91 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Truitt is about 20 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Truitt in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 872 people with the name Truitt, or 0.29 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #13,735 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Truitt in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Truitt?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Truitt leans strongly male. 857 people counted with this name were male (97.4%), compared with 23 female bearers (2.6%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Truitt?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Truitt is White at 87.3%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (4.4%) and Black (3.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Truitt most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Truitt in the 2020 Census, accounting for 87.3% (761 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Truitt in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Truitt a male name?
Yes, 99.7% of people registered as Truitt in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Truitt still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Truitt in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Truitt can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Truitt?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.