Recorded 1982–2002 Boys' name Peak 2002 41 births

Tradd — boys' name

41 babies named Tradd in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s161990s172000s8
1990s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Tradd was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

8 babies were named Tradd in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tradd

The Social Security Administration has registered 41 babies named Tradd between 1982 and 2002, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tradd currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tradd performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tradd shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in South Carolina, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Tradd in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tradd 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 41 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.

Tradd at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

41

Since 1982

21 years of records

Peak year

2002

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1982

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2002

Tradd popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1982

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (2002)
8
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
456789 2002199819961994198819851982 5

Tradd by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
17 births that decade — 41% of Tradd's all-time total
1980s161990s172000s8

Tradd by state

Where Tradd concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Tradd
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 South Carolina
10 24.4%
South Carolina share of Tradd's total US births 24.4%

10 of 41 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tradd?
41 babies have been named Tradd since 1982. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 2002 with 8 births.
When was Tradd most popular?
Tradd was most popular in the 1990s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Tradd most popular?
The top states for the name Tradd are South Carolina (10 births).
How long has the name Tradd been used?
Tradd has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 21 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Tradd?
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.

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, 1982–2002 (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.