Recorded 1966–2023 Boys' name Peak 1990 665 births

Tramell — boys' name

665 babies named Tramell in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s191970s691980s1631990s1502000s1572010s962020s11
1980s
Peak decade

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

1990
Single peak year

29 babies were named Tramell in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tramell

The Social Security Administration has registered 665 babies named Tramell between 1966 and 2023, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tramell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tramell performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 163 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Tramell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 29 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Tramell in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tramell 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 665 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.

Tramell at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

665

Since 1966

58 years of records

Peak year

1990

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1966

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 2023

Tramell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1966

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1990)
29
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
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Tramell by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
163 births that decade — 25% of Tramell's all-time total
1960s191970s691980s1631990s1502000s1572010s962020s11

Tramell by state

Where Tramell concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Tramell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
29 4.4%
#2 Illinois
10 1.5%
California share of Tramell's total US births 4.4%
Even split

29 of 665 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tramell?
665 babies have been named Tramell since 1966. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1990 with 29 births.
When was Tramell most popular?
Tramell was most popular in the 1980s decade with 163 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Tramell most popular?
The top states for the name Tramell are California (29 births), Illinois (10 births).
How long has the name Tramell been used?
Tramell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 58 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Tramell?
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.

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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, 1966–2023 (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.