Recorded 1966–2022 Boys' name Peak 2011 599 births

Tremell — boys' name

599 babies named Tremell in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s221970s731980s1331990s1362000s1382010s772020s20
2000s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Tremell was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

22 babies were named Tremell in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tremell

The Social Security Administration has registered 599 babies named Tremell between 1966 and 2022, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tremell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tremell performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 138 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Tremell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 20 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Tremell in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tremell 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 599 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.

Tremell at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

599

Since 1966

57 years of records

Peak year

2011

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1966

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2022

Tremell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1966

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2011)
22
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
0510152025 202220132006199919921985197819691966 12

Tremell by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
138 births that decade — 23% of Tremell's all-time total
1960s221970s731980s1331990s1362000s1382010s772020s20

Tremell by state

Where Tremell concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Tremell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
20 3.3%
#2 California
6 1.0%
Illinois share of Tremell's total US births 3.3%
Even split

20 of 599 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tremell?
599 babies have been named Tremell since 1966. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2011 with 22 births.
When was Tremell most popular?
Tremell was most popular in the 2000s decade with 138 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Tremell most popular?
The top states for the name Tremell are Illinois (20 births), California (6 births).
How long has the name Tremell been used?
Tremell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 57 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Tremell?
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, 1966–2022 (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.