Given name & surname · also Middle English
Trump
“trumpet”
Trump is a surname from Middle English (ultimately Middle High German). It is used in English and German.
Original GermanDrumpf
Meaning & origin
What it means
Trump goes back to Middle English trumpe, meaning “trumpet.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Trump comes from Middle English, and ultimately from Middle High German.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Middle English trumpe (“trumpet”), from German Trump, from Middle High German trumbe (“drum”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2025. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Trump through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7
- 7 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #10,588 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 10,588 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,146 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Trump’s family of names
In German usage, Trump as a surname has a related form in Drumpf. In German usage, Trump as a surname has a related form in Drumpf. In German usage, Trump as a surname has a related form in TRUMM.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Trump has relatives in 15 languages. Lines run from its German roots to each of them.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 12
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- 川普borrowing · Chinese
- Трампborrowing · Russian, Macedonian
- ট্রাম্পborrowing · Bengali
- ट्रंपborrowing · Hindi
- 特朗普borrowing · Chinese
- 트럼프borrowing · Korean
- ترامپborrowing · Uyghur, Persian
- トランプborrowing · Japanese
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See also 44
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- The Nodfatheralso known as · English
- President Snowflakealso known as · English
- Snowflake-in-Chiefalso known as · English
- Pedophile-in-Chiefalso known as · English
- Felon-in-Chiefalso known as · English
- Trumpedoalso known as · English
- Orange Headalso known as · English
- Zognaldalso known as · English
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- Zion Donalso known as · English
- Velveeta Voldemortalso known as · English
- Dear Leaderalso known as · English
- Teflon Donalso known as · English
- Diaper Donalso known as · English
- Orange Manalso known as · English
- Geotusalso known as · English
- Cheetolinialso known as · English
- Donald Trumpetalso known as · English
- God Emperoralso known as · English
- Trumpolinialso known as · English
- Forrest Trumpalso known as · English
- Trumperoralso known as · English
- Mango Mussolinialso known as · English
- Trumpsteralso known as · English
- 47also known as · English
- Twitleralso known as · English
- Frumpalso known as · English
- Tacoalso known as · English
- Rumpalso known as · English
- 🍊also known as · English
- Sleepy Donaldalso known as · English
- Sleepy Donalso known as · English
- Orange Clownalso known as · English
- orange-Americanalso known as · English
- Krasnovalso known as · English
- Dumpalso known as · English
- Dozy Donalso known as · English
- Don the Conalso known as · English
- Don Snoreleonealso known as · English
- Donald Duckalso known as · English
- Dirty Donaldalso known as · English
- Dementia Donalso known as · English
- Cheetoalso known as · English
- The Donaldalso known as · English
- Djtalso known as · English
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