Truly: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#2,816

among girls · ↑260 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Truly · +15% vs 2024

How common

1 in 26,349

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2025

61 babies

All-time total

1,097

#7,063 all-time among girls

First recorded

1915

in Social Security records

Truly popularity over time

1,097 babies have been named Truly since 1915, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Boys	Total	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–	–	–
1910s	23	–	23	2	–	#4,548
1920s	12	–	12	1	-48%	#4,401
1930s	28	5	33	3	+175%	#4,209
1940s	5	–	5	1	-85%	#5,324
1950s	11	–	11	1	+120%	#5,704
1960s	27	–	27	3	+145%	#5,267
1970s	43	–	43	4	+59%	#5,520
1980s	44	–	44	4	+2%	#7,107
1990s	33	–	33	3	-25%	#11,329
2000s	132	–	132	13	+300%	#6,563
2010s	406	–	406	41	+208%	#3,038
2020s (to 2025)	328	–	328	55	+35%	#2,816

Where Truly is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	63	0.04	outside top 500
2027	64	0.04	outside top 500
2028	65	0.04	outside top 500
2029	66	0.04	outside top 500
2030	67	0.04	outside top 500

The story of Truly

Truly is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,816 in 2025 with 61 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1915, 1,097 American babies have been named Truly. Its peak came in 2025, when 61 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Truly stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Truly?

The median living Truly is about 9 years old; half are between 4 and 18. An estimated 1,000 people named Truly are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Truly year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank	Boys	Boys rank
2025	61	#2,816	–	–
2024	53	#3,076	–	–
2023	44	#3,580	–	–
2022	59	#2,891	–	–
2021	56	#2,999	–	–
2020	55	#2,959	–	–
2019	54	#3,038	–	–
2018	42	#3,667	–	–
2017	46	#3,432	–	–
2016	46	#3,463	–	–
2015	52	#3,206	–	–
2014	50	#3,269	–	–
2013	41	#3,774	–	–
2012	34	#4,379	–	–
2011	25	#5,532	–	–
2010	16	#7,857	–	–
2009	18	#7,318	–	–
2008	16	#8,084	–	–
2007	18	#7,378	–	–
2006	16	#7,846	–	–
2005	8	#12,937	–	–
2004	12	#9,237	–	–
2003	18	#6,563	–	–
2002	10	#10,198	–	–
2001	9	#10,970	–	–
2000	7	#13,069	–	–
1995	5	#15,638	–	–
1990	–	–	–	–
1985	5	#12,400	–	–
1980	–	–	–	–
1975	–	–	–	–
1970	7	#7,032	–	–
1965	7	#5,782	–	–
1960	–	–	–	–
1955	–	–	–	–
1950	–	–	–	–
1945	–	–	–	–
1940	–	–	–	–
1935	–	–	5	#4,107
1930	6	#4,512	–	–
1925	–	–	–	–
1920	–	–	–	–
1915	5	#4,897	–	–
1910	–	–	–	–
1905	–	–	–	–
1900	–	–	–	–
1895	–	–	–	–
1890	–	–	–	–
1885	–	–	–	–
1880	–	–	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Truly, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Truly?

The median living Truly is about 9 years old. Half of all living Trulys are between 4 and 18 years old.

How many people named Truly are alive today?

An estimated 1,000 people named Truly are alive in the United States, based on 1,097 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Truly in 2025?

Truly ranked #2,816 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 61 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Truly?

1,097 babies have been named Truly in the United States since 1915, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Truly most popular?

Truly peaked in 2025, when 61 newborns received the name.

Is Truly a boy or girl name?

Truly is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Truly rising or falling?

Truly is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Truly become more popular?

Truly is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 67 girls named Truly in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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