How Many People Are Named Truly?
An estimated 950 people in the United States have the first name Truly. It is predominantly female (99.5%). The average bearer is 16 years old, and Truly peaked in popularity in 2022 with 59 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Truly as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Truly paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
950
About 1 in 360,794 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.5% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2022
59 births
Total Registered
1,036
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Truly
Truly is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,036 total births registered, 99.5% were female.
Truly as a male name
Ranked #4,106 in 1935
5 male births in 1935
Peak: 1935 (5 births)
Truly as a female name
Ranked #3,067 in 2024
53 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (59 births)
Truly: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Truly span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 406 babies were registered. While Truly is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Truly by Decade
How has Truly tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Truly by State
Birth registrations for Truly span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Tennessee. The lowest are in North Carolina, Florida, Tennessee. On average, about 29 Trulys were registered per state.
Truly + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Truly as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Truly
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Truly: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Truly?
We estimate approximately 950 people named Truly are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 360,794 Americans share this first name.
Is Truly a common name?
Truly is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,036 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Truly most popular?
Truly reached peak popularity in 2022, when 59 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Truly is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Truly a female name?
Truly is predominantly female. 99.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Truly Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Truly Smith, Truly Johnson, Truly Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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