Unisex name · since 1971
Trenell
Trenell has 286 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1975 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,878 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 286
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Trenell sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 286 recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Trenell has been recorded 286 times among boys since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2015.
- #10,878 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 286 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Trenell ranks #10,878 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 286 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,878 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 286
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Trenell's 286 recorded births place it above 76.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Trenell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Trenell splits its recorded history at 1992: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1975 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Trenell popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2015
- Peak year (1975)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Trenell popularity over time - girls
144 total births recorded since 1966 (Trenell as girls' name)
Trenell by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (76 births, 27% of the file).
1990s was Trenell's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Trenell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
66 births
- 1980s
1980s
68 births
- 1990s
1990s
76 births
- 2000s
2000s
58 births
- 2010s 18
2010s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 76 births (27% of all-time use).
Trenell by state
Where Trenell concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 2.1% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.7% |
6 of 286 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Trenell's decade-level peak was the 1990s (76 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Trenells (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Trenell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1971–2015 (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 Trenell 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.