Boys' name · since 1969
Tremain
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 969 babies named Tremain, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,238 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 969
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tremain sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 969 recorded since 1969.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tremain has been recorded 969 times among boys since 1969, 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 1969 to 2021.
- #5,238 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 969 born since 1969
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tremain ranks #5,238 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 969 born since 1969, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,238 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 969
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tremain's 969 recorded births place it above 88.48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Tremain's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Tremain splits its recorded history at 1995: 34% of all births land in the more recent half, 66% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2019 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 45 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Tremain popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2021
- Peak year (1980)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Tremain by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (269 births, 28% of the file).
1980s was Tremain's strongest decade.
269 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Tremain births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s
1970s
249 births
- 1980s
1980s
269 births
- 1990s
1990s
191 births
- 2000s
2000s
149 births
- 2010s 98
2010s
98 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 269 births (28% of all-time use).
How Tremain compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Tremain's total volume
Tremain by state
Where Tremain concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| 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% |
12 of 969 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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- Tremain's decade-level peak was the 1980s (269 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Tremains (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Tremain: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1969–2021 (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 Tremain 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.