Boys' name · since 1964
Trae
Since 1964, U.S. Social Security records show 4,133 babies named Trae, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,030 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,407 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,133
- born since 1964
- 1990s
- peak decade
4,133 babies have been named Trae since 1964, making it today's #3407 boys' name.
Trae has 4,133 recorded births among boys since 1964, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3407 as of the latest data, more common than 76% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2025.
- #2,030 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,407 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,133 born since 1964
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Trae ranks #2,030 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,407 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,133 born since 1964, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,030 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,407 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,133
- born since 1964
- 1990s
- peak decade
Trae's 4,133 recorded births place it above 95.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Trae compares
4,133 Top 14% higher than 86% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Trae's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Trae | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,133 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 201 | 34 | 22,252 |
Trae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Trae splits its recorded history at 1995: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1968 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 201 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Trae popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 201
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Trae popularity over time - girls
46 total births recorded since 1977 (Trae as girls' name)
Trae by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,384 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Trae's strongest decade.
1,384 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Trae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 40
1960s
40 births
- 1970s 134
1970s
134 births
- 1980s 314
1980s
314 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,384 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,220 births
- 2010s
2010s
720 births
- 2020s 321
2020s
321 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,384 births (33% of all-time use).
How Trae compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Trae's total volume
Trae by state
Where Trae concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 500 | 12.1% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 137 | 3.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 133 | 3.2% |
| #4 | California | | 118 | 2.9% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 108 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 86 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 67 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 67 | 1.6% |
500 of 4,133 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Trae appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Trae's data
- Trae's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,384 total births); usage has since declined to 321 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Traes (500 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Trae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~61 yrs)
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, 1964–2025 (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 Trae 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.