Truly
Girl name · #2793 in 2025 · Uniqueness 69/100
Truly is currently the #2793 girl name in the United States — 61 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #3177, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 29,508 girls born in 2025 was named Truly.
The 110-year story
Truly first appears in the Social Security records in 1915, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 61 babies and a rank of #2778. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Truly per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Truly in class?
Truly scores 69 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Truly will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Truly is most common
State-level data for Truly is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Truly
Statistically, parents drawn to Truly tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Adaly, Maely, Italy, Henny, and Dally.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Truly | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 61 | #2778 |
| 2024 | 53 | #3047 |
| 2023 | 44 | #3525 |
| 2022 | 59 | #2856 |
| 2021 | 56 | #2958 |
| 2020 | 55 | #2931 |
| 2019 | 54 | #3002 |
| 2018 | 42 | #3614 |
| 2017 | 46 | #3387 |
| 2016 | 46 | #3411 |
| 2015 | 52 | #3177 |
| 2014 | 50 | #3226 |
| 2013 | 41 | #3703 |
| 2012 | 34 | #4296 |
| 2011 | 25 | #5358 |
| 2010 | 16 | #7513 |
| 2009 | 18 | #7066 |
| 2008 | 16 | #7742 |
| 2007 | 18 | #7092 |
| 2006 | 16 | #7482 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11834 |
| 2004 | 12 | #8716 |
| 2003 | 18 | #6299 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9482 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10102 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Truly a popular girl name?
Truly ranked #2793 among girls in 2025 with 61 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3177.
When was the name Truly most popular?
Truly peaked in 2025, when 61 American girls received the name (ranked #2778 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Truly?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 29,508 newborn American girls was named Truly. It scores 69/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.