Boys' name · since 1943
Trafton
Since 1943, U.S. Social Security records show 73 babies named Trafton, peaking in 1972. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,585 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 73
- born since 1943
- 2000s
- peak decade
73 boys have been named Trafton since 1943, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Trafton has been recorded 73 times among boys since 1943, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1943 to 2016.
- #19,585 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 73 born since 1943
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Trafton ranks #19,585 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 73 born since 1943, peaking in the 2000s.
- #19,585 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 73
- born since 1943
- 2000s
- peak decade
Trafton's 73 recorded births place it above 56.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Trafton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Trafton's full recorded timeline at 2003, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1943, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1972 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Trafton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–2016
- Peak year (1972)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Trafton by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (22 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Trafton's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Trafton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
13 births
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
22 births
- 2010s
2010s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 22 births (30% of all-time use).
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- Trafton's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (22 total births) through the 2010s (22) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Trafton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~73 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, 1943–2016 (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 Trafton 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.