Recorded 1918–2012 Boys' name Peak 1989 116 births

Trammell — boys' name

116 babies named Trammell in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s51930s51940s101960s51970s71980s271990s242000s212010s7
1980s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Trammell was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

9 babies were named Trammell in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Trammell

The Social Security Administration has registered 116 babies named Trammell between 1918 and 2012, spanning 95 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Trammell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Trammell performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Trammell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Trammell 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 116 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.

Trammell at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

116

Since 1918

95 years of records

Peak year

1989

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1918

Recorded for 95 years

Last year on file: 2012

Trammell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1918

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1989)
9
Annual births at peak — across 95 years of records
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Trammell by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
27 births that decade — 23% of Trammell's all-time total
1910s51920s51930s51940s101960s51970s71980s271990s242000s212010s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Trammell?
116 babies have been named Trammell since 1918. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1989 with 9 births.
When was Trammell most popular?
Trammell was most popular in the 1980s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Trammell been used?
Trammell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 95 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Trammell?
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, 1918–2012 (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.