Girls' name · since 1969

Trana

Trana has 119 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

119
total births
1969–2002
years on record
1990s
peak decade
81%
born in that decade

Trana is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 119 have been recorded since 1969.

Trana has 119 recorded births among girls since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2002.

  • 119 total births
  • 1969–2002 years on record
  • 1990s peak decade
  • 81% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

119 girls have been named Trana since 1969, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2002.

119
total births
1969–2002
years on record
1990s
peak decade
81%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

81% of everyone ever named Trana was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

30 babies were named Trana in 1991 - its busiest year on record.

Trana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Trana splits its recorded history at 1995: 33% of all births land in the more recent half, 67% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1969 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Trana at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

119

Since 1969

34 years of records

Peak year

1991

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1969

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2002

Trana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2002

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1991)
30
Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
010203040 196919901991199219931994199519961998200020012002 7

Trana by decade

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

1990s was Trana's strongest decade.

96 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 81% of all-time use.

Trana births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 96 births (81% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Trana by state

Where Trana concentrates geographically, total births since 1969

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Trana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
93 78.2%
New York share of Trana's total US births 78.2%

93 of 119 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Trana?
Trana has been given to 119 babies in the U.S. since 1969, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2002. 30 babies were born in 1991, its single highest year.
When was Trana most popular?
Trana was most popular in the 1990s decade with 96 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Trana most popular?
The top states for the name Trana are New York (93 births).
How long has the name Trana been used?
Records for Trana go back to 1969, giving 34 years of history through 2002.
What names are similar to Trana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tracy, Tracey, Traci, Tracie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Trana's data

  • Trana's decade-level peak was the 1990s (96 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • New York records the most Tranas (93 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1969–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Trana: Baby Name Since 1969 - 119 Births, Peak 1991." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/trana. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Trana 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 July 2026.