Recorded 1971–2011 Girls' name Peak 1981 455 births

Tram — girls' name

455 babies named Tram in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s301980s1701990s1582000s832010s14
1980s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Tram was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

30 babies were named Tram in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tram

The Social Security Administration has registered 455 babies named Tram between 1971 and 2011, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tram currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tram performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 170 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Tram shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 88 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Tram in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tram 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 455 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.

Tram at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

455

Since 1971

41 years of records

Peak year

1981

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1971

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2011

Tram popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1971

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1981)
30
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
010203040 20112005200019951990198519801971 5

Tram by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
170 births that decade — 37% of Tram's all-time total
1970s301980s1701990s1582000s832010s14

Tram by state

Where Tram concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Tram
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
88 19.3%
#2 Texas
22 4.8%
California share of Tram's total US births 19.3%
Even split

88 of 455 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tram?
455 babies have been named Tram since 1971. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1981 with 30 births.
When was Tram most popular?
Tram was most popular in the 1980s decade with 170 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Tram most popular?
The top states for the name Tram are California (88 births), Texas (22 births).
How long has the name Tram been used?
Tram has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 41 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Tram?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tracy, Tracey, Traci, Tracie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1971–2011 (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.