Girls' name · since 1971
Tram
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.
- #12,544 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 455
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
455 girls have been named Tram since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Tram has 455 recorded births among girls since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2011.
- #12,544 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 455 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tram ranks #12,544 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 455 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,544 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 455
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tram's 455 recorded births place it above 82.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Tram's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tram splits its recorded history at 1993: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tram popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2011
- Peak year (1981)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Tram by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (170 births, 37% of the file).
1980s was Tram's strongest decade.
170 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Tram births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 30
1970s
30 births
- 1980s
1980s
170 births
- 1990s
1990s
158 births
- 2000s
2000s
83 births
- 2010s 14
2010s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 170 births (37% of all-time use).
Tram by state
Where Tram concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 88 | 19.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 22 | 4.8% |
88 of 455 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Tram's data
- Tram's decade-level peak was the 1980s (170 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Trams (88 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Tram: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1971–2011 (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 Tram 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.