Recorded 1986–2021 Boys' name Peak 1993 277 births

Trai — boys' name

277 babies named Trai in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s121990s1582000s692010s312020s7
1990s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Trai was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

27 babies were named Trai in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Trai

The Social Security Administration has registered 277 babies named Trai between 1986 and 2021, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Trai currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Trai performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 158 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Trai shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Trai 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 277 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.

Trai at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

277

Since 1986

36 years of records

Peak year

1993

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1986

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2021

Trai popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1986

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1993)
27
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
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Trai by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
158 births that decade — 57% of Trai's all-time total
1980s121990s1582000s692010s312020s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Trai?
277 babies have been named Trai since 1986. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1993 with 27 births.
When was Trai most popular?
Trai was most popular in the 1990s decade with 158 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Trai been used?
Trai has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 36 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Trai?
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, 1986–2021 (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.