Recorded 1969–2021 Boys' name Peak 1980 970 births

Tremain — boys' name

970 babies named Tremain in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s71970s2501980s2691990s1912000s1492010s982020s6
1980s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Tremain was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

45 babies were named Tremain in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tremain

The Social Security Administration has registered 970 babies named Tremain between 1969 and 2021, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tremain currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 45 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tremain performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 269 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Tremain shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Indiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Tremain in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tremain 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 970 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.

Tremain at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

970

Since 1969

53 years of records

Peak year

1980

45 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1969

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2021

Tremain popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1969

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1980)
45
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
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Tremain by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
269 births that decade — 28% of Tremain's all-time total
1960s71970s2501980s2691990s1912000s1492010s982020s6

Tremain by state

Where Tremain concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Tremain
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
12 1.2%
#2 Illinois
11 1.1%
#3 Indiana
6 0.6%
#4 New York
6 0.6%
#5 Louisiana
5 0.5%
Georgia share of Tremain's total US births 1.2%
Even split

12 of 970 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tremain?
970 babies have been named Tremain since 1969. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1980 with 45 births.
When was Tremain most popular?
Tremain was most popular in the 1980s decade with 269 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Tremain most popular?
The top states for the name Tremain are Georgia (12 births), Illinois (11 births), Indiana (6 births).
How long has the name Tremain been used?
Tremain has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 53 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Tremain?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Trevor, Trenton, Trent, Trey, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1969–2021 (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.