Boys' name · since 1971

Trad

31 babies named Trad in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#25,718 of 45,481
all-time among boys
31
born since 1971
1970s
peak decade

31 boys have been named Trad since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Trad has 31 recorded births among boys since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1999.

  • #25,718 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 31 born since 1971
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Trad ranks #25,718 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 31 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.

#25,718 of 45,481
all-time among boys
31
born since 1971
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Trad's 31 recorded births place it above 43.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Trad's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Trad's full recorded timeline at 1981, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1975 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Trad popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1999

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1975)
8
Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
456789 19711975198119861999 7

Trad by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (13 births, 42% of the file).

1970s was Trad's strongest decade.

13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.

Trad births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 13 births (42% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Trad? ▼
Since 1971, Social Security records show 31 babies named Trad. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #25,718 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1999. Its busiest year on record was 1975, with 8 births.
Where does Trad sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Trad ranks #25,718 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Trad most popular? ▼
Trad was most popular in the 1970s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Trad been used? ▼
Trad has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 29 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Trad? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Travis, Tracy, Trace, Tracey, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Trad's data

  • Trad's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 1990s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Trad

Nearby Names Like Trad

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Trad

Travis Boy
#434 308,571 births
Tracy Boy
#3851 61,501 births
Trace Boy
#757 13,764 births
Tracey Boy
#10791 8,688 births
Travon Boy
#3533 6,650 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Maud
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Ney
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White
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Bertus
31 births · Peak 1920
Delore
31 births · Peak 1918
Lenora
31 births · Peak 1926
Arcangelo
31 births · Peak 1975
Challis
31 births · Peak 1915

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Trad: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1971–1999 (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 Trad 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.