Boys' name · since 1976
Trason
Trason has 168 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,037 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 168
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Trason is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 168 have been recorded since 1976.
Trason has 168 recorded births among boys since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2020.
- #14,037 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 168 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Trason ranks #14,037 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 168 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,037 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 168
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Trason's 168 recorded births place it above 69.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Trason's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Trason's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 38, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Trason popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2020
- Peak year (2009)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2020.
168 total births across 45 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2009 with 38 births in a single year.
Trason by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (87 births, 52% of the file).
2000s was Trason's strongest decade.
87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Trason births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
87 births
- 2010s
2010s
61 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 87 births (52% of all-time use).
Trason decade highlights
- Peak decade 87 births
- Runner-up 61 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Trason by state
Where Trason concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 8 | 4.8% |
8 of 168 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- North Carolina 4.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
North Carolina accounts for 4.8% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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- Trason's decade-level peak was the 2000s (87 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Trasons (8 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Trason: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~44 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, 1976–2020 (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 Trason 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.
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