Trae — #2479 US boys' name
4,097 babies named Trae in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 83% of names given to boys today.
34% of everyone ever named Trae was born in this single decade.
201 babies were named Trae in 1993 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Trae
The Social Security Administration has registered 4,097 babies named Trae between 1964 and 2024, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Trae currently holds the #2479 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 201 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Trae performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 1,384 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Trae shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 495 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Trae in 29 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Trae 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 4,097 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.
Trae at a glance
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Current rank
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Trae popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1964
- Peak year (1993)
- 201
- Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
Currently ranks #2479 among boys.
4,097 total births across 61 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1993 with 201 births in a single year.
Trae popularity over time — girls
46 total births recorded since 1977 (Trae as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Trae accounts for 1% of total recorded use across both genders.
Trae by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 1,384 births that decade — 34% of Trae's all-time total
Trae decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,384 births
- Runner-up 1,220 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1990s was Trae's strongest decade
1,384 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 34% of all-time use.
Trae by state
Where Trae concentrates geographically — total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 495 | 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% |
495 of 4,097 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 12.1% of nationwide
- Ohio 3.3% of nationwide
- Florida 3.2% of nationwide
- California 2.9% of nationwide
- Indiana 2.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 29 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 12.1% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Trae appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1964–2024 (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.