US rank #10297 Unisex name Peak 2012 153 births

Trew — #10297 US boys' name

153 babies named Trew in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s212000s352010s582020s39
#10297
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 28% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Trew was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

10 babies were named Trew in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Trew

The Social Security Administration has registered 153 babies named Trew between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Trew currently holds the #10297 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Trew is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 16 additional births since 1999.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Trew performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Trew shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Trew 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 153 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.

Trew at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

153

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2012

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#10,297

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Trew popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
10
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
4681012 20242021201720142009200519981997 8

Trew popularity over time — girls

16 total births recorded since 1999 (Trew as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 16 births
4.555.566.5 201420041999 6

Trew by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
58 births that decade — 38% of Trew's all-time total
1990s212000s352010s582020s39

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Trew?
153 babies have been named Trew since 1997. It currently ranks #10297 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 10 births.
When was Trew most popular?
Trew was most popular in the 2010s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Is Trew a unisex name?
Yes, Trew is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 153 births, and as a girl's name it has 16 births.
How long has the name Trew been used?
Trew has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Trew?
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, 1997–2024 (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.