girl's name
Truly
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,211
Truly is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 61 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 61 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 54,351 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1915.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Truly over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 23 |
| 1920s | 12 |
| 1930s | 33 |
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1950s | 11 |
| 1960s | 27 |
| 1970s | 43 |
| 1980s | 44 |
| 1990s | 33 |
| 2000s | 132 |
| 2010s | 406 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 328 |
How popular is Truly?
In 2025, Truly was given to 61 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Truly is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Truly
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Truly also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Truly over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Truly
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Truly — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Truly
How popular is the name Truly?
In 2025, Truly was given to 61 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Truly a girl's or a boy's name?
Truly is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Truly?
Truly has 2 syllables.
When was Truly most popular?
Truly peaked in 2025, when 61 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Truly a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Truly currently ranks #2,746 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.