Recorded 1913–2009 Girls' name Peak 1971 5,160 births

Trena — girls' name

5,160 babies named Trena in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s431920s391930s351940s3591950s7781960s17641970s14661980s4681990s1512000s57
1960s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Trena was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

255 babies were named Trena in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Trena

The Social Security Administration has registered 5,160 babies named Trena between 1913 and 2009, spanning 97 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Trena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 255 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Trena performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 1,764 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Trena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 373 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Trena in 31 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Trena 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 5,160 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.

Trena at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

5,160

Since 1913

97 years of records

Peak year

1971

255 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1913

Recorded for 97 years

Last year on file: 2009

Trena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1913

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1971)
255
Annual births at peak — across 97 years of records
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Trena by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
1,764 births that decade — 34% of Trena's all-time total
1910s431920s391930s351940s3591950s7781960s17641970s14661980s4681990s1512000s57

Trena by state

Where Trena concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Trena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
373 7.2%
#2 California
372 7.2%
#3 Ohio
208 4.0%
#4 Illinois
197 3.8%
#5 Indiana
170 3.3%
#6 Tennessee
138 2.7%
#7 Michigan
132 2.6%
#8 Georgia
122 2.4%
Texas share of Trena's total US births 7.2%
Even split

373 of 5,160 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.

Trena appears in 31 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Trena?
5,160 babies have been named Trena since 1913. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1971 with 255 births.
When was Trena most popular?
Trena was most popular in the 1960s decade with 1,764 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Trena most popular?
The top states for the name Trena are Texas (373 births), California (372 births), Ohio (208 births).
How long has the name Trena been used?
Trena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 97 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Trena?
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.

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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, 1913–2009 (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.