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Truly

/ˈtɹuli/ · 100% girls · 61 born in 2025

Truly has been given to about 1,097 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈtɹuli/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,032
Median age today11 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Truly per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 61
  • Born in 202561
  • All time1,097
  • England & Wales, 202510

How popular is Truly?

Its best year was 2025, when 61 babies were given the name, ranking 2816th. The typical living American called Truly is about 11 years old today. It is relatively most common in Georgia, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Truly

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Trudy0.79
  2. Tru0.60
  3. Arely0.55
  4. True0.53
  5. Tracy0.49
  6. Yarely0.47
  7. Tawny0.45

Middle names for Truly

Ranked by flow score
  1. Truly Anne0.81
  2. Truly Eve0.80
  3. Truly Elizabeth0.78
  4. Truly Catherine0.78
  5. Truly Josephine0.78
  6. Truly Rose0.77

Sibling names for Truly

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bryerbrother · 0.92
  2. Emilianasister · 0.92
  3. Matheobrother · 0.92
  4. Westynbrother · 0.92
  5. Seraphinasister · 0.91
  6. Maisysister · 0.91

Where Truly is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Georgia0.01%
  2. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Truly Anderson0.77
  2. Truly White0.72
  3. Truly Reyes0.72
  4. Truly Moore0.72
  5. Truly Lee0.72
  6. Truly Hill0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Truly

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Truly across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.