Recorded 1971–2023 Boys' name Peak 1986 535 births

Tramel — boys' name

535 babies named Tramel in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s501980s1361990s1302000s1242010s702020s25
1980s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Tramel was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

24 babies were named Tramel in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tramel

The Social Security Administration has registered 535 babies named Tramel between 1971 and 2023, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tramel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tramel performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 136 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Tramel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Tramel in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tramel 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 535 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.

Tramel at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

535

Since 1971

53 years of records

Peak year

1986

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1971

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2023

Tramel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1971

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1986)
24
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
0510152025 202320162008200119941987198019731971 8

Tramel by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
136 births that decade — 25% of Tramel's all-time total
1970s501980s1361990s1302000s1242010s702020s25

Tramel by state

Where Tramel concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Tramel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 1.9%
#2 New York
10 1.9%
#3 Michigan
5 0.9%
California share of Tramel's total US births 1.9%
Even split

10 of 535 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tramel?
535 babies have been named Tramel since 1971. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1986 with 24 births.
When was Tramel most popular?
Tramel was most popular in the 1980s decade with 136 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Tramel most popular?
The top states for the name Tramel are California (10 births), New York (10 births), Michigan (5 births).
How long has the name Tramel been used?
Tramel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 53 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Tramel?
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, 1971–2023 (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.