Boys' name · since 1979
Traun
17 babies named Traun in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #30,444 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 17
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
Traun sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 17 recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Traun has been recorded 17 times among boys since 1979, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 1980.
- #30,444 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 17 born since 1979
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Traun ranks #30,444 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1979, peaking in the 1980s.
- #30,444 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 17
- born since 1979
- 1980s
- peak decade
Traun's 17 recorded births place it above 32.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Traun's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Traun's SSA record in two at 1980 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 8 births recorded -- set against the 1980 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Traun popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1980
- Peak year (1980)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Traun by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (9 births, 53% of the file).
1980s was Traun's strongest decade.
9 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Traun births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
8 births
- 1980s
1980s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 9 births (53% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Traun: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1979–1980 (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 Traun 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.