Recorded 1953–1971 Girls' name Peak 1960 33 births

Trela — girls' name

33 babies named Trela in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s231970s5
1960s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Trela was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

6 babies were named Trela in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Trela

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Trela between 1953 and 1971, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Trela currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Trela performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Trela shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Trela 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 33 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.

Trela at a glance

Last recorded 1971

Total births

33

Since 1953

19 years of records

Peak year

1960

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1971

Active since

1953

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1971

Trela popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1953

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1960)
6
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
4.555.566.5 197119641963196119601953 5

Trela by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
23 births that decade — 70% of Trela's all-time total
1950s51960s231970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Trela?
33 babies have been named Trela since 1953. It was last recorded in 1971. The peak year was 1960 with 6 births.
When was Trela most popular?
Trela was most popular in the 1960s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Trela been used?
Trela has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 19 years of data through 1971.
What names are similar to Trela?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Treva, Treasure, Tressa, Tressie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1953–1971 (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.