Girls' name · since 2005
Surely
Since 2005, U.S. Social Security records show 10 babies named Surely, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #56,626 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 2005
- 2000s
- peak decade
10 girls have been named Surely since 2005, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Surely recorded 10 times among girls since 2005, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2006.
- #56,626 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 10 born since 2005
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Surely ranks #56,626 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 2005, peaking in the 2000s.
- #56,626 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 10
- born since 2005
- 2000s
- peak decade
Surely's 10 recorded births place it above 21.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Surely's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Surely splits its recorded history at 2006: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2005 (5 births).
Surely popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2006
- Peak year (2005)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Surely by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (10 births, 100% of the file).
2000s was Surely's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Surely births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Surely: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~1 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2005–2006 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Surely draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.