US rank #3045 Girls' name Peak 2022 1,031 births

Truly — #3045 US girls' name

1,031 babies named Truly in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s231920s121930s281940s51950s111960s271970s431980s441990s332000s1322010s4062020s267
#3045
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 83% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Truly was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

59 babies were named Truly in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Truly

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,031 babies named Truly between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Truly currently holds the #3045 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 59 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Truly performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 406 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Truly shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 76 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Truly in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Truly in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,031 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Truly at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,031

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

2022

59 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,045

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Truly popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
59
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
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Truly popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1935 (Truly as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1935 5

Truly by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
406 births that decade — 39% of Truly's all-time total
1910s231920s121930s281940s51950s111960s271970s431980s441990s332000s1322010s4062020s267

Truly by state

Where Truly concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Truly
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
76 7.4%
#2 California
53 5.1%
#3 Tennessee
6 0.6%
#4 Florida
5 0.5%
#5 North Carolina
5 0.5%
Texas share of Truly's total US births 7.4%
Even split

76 of 1,031 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Truly?
1,031 babies have been named Truly since 1915. It currently ranks #3045 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 59 births.
When was Truly most popular?
Truly was most popular in the 2010s decade with 406 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Truly most popular?
The top states for the name Truly are Texas (76 births), California (53 births), Tennessee (6 births).
How long has the name Truly been used?
Truly has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Truly?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Trudy, Trudi, Trudie, Tru, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.