Unisex name · since 1972
Tramaine
1,891 babies named Tramaine in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,427 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,808 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,891
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Tramaine is the #7808 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,891 recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Tramaine recorded 1,891 times among boys since 1972, holding rank #7808 nationally today, ahead of 44% of boys, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #3,427 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,808 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,891 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tramaine ranks #3,427 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,808 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,891 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,427 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,808 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,891
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tramaine's 1,891 recorded births place it above 92.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Tramaine compares
1,891 Top 23% higher than 77% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tramaine's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tramaine | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,891 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 85 | 34 | 22,252 |
Tramaine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tramaine splits its recorded history at 1999: 35% of all births land in the more recent half, 65% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1972 (9 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 85 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tramaine popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 85
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Tramaine popularity over time - girls
561 total births recorded since 1972 (Tramaine as girls' name)
Tramaine by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (661 births, 35% of the file).
1980s was Tramaine's strongest decade.
661 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Tramaine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 203
1970s
203 births
- 1980s
1980s
661 births
- 1990s
1990s
391 births
- 2000s
2000s
282 births
- 2010s
2010s
278 births
- 2020s 76
2020s
76 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 661 births (35% of all-time use).
How Tramaine compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Tramaine's total volume
Tramaine by state
Where Tramaine concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 113 | 6.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 112 | 5.9% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 67 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 45 | 2.4% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 30 | 1.6% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 28 | 1.5% |
| #7 | California | | 23 | 1.2% |
| #8 | New York | | 22 | 1.2% |
113 of 1,891 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Tramaine appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tramaine's data
- Tramaine's decade-level peak was the 1980s (661 total births); usage has since declined to 76 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Tramaines (113 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Tramaine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Tramaine 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.