Boys' name · since 1963
Tron
Since 1963, U.S. Social Security records show 541 babies named Tron, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,527 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 541
- born since 1963
- 1980s
- peak decade
541 boys have been named Tron since 1963, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Tron has 541 recorded births among boys since 1963, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2024.
- #7,527 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 541 born since 1963
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tron ranks #7,527 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 541 born since 1963, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,527 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 541
- born since 1963
- 1980s
- peak decade
Tron's 541 recorded births place it above 83.45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
Tron's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tron's full recorded timeline at 1992, 33% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 67% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1963, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1980 peak of 59 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tron popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2024
- Peak year (1980)
- 59
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Tron popularity over time - girls
7 total births recorded since 1969 (Tron as girls' name)
Tron by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (217 births, 40% of the file).
1980s was Tron's strongest decade.
217 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Tron births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 28
1960s
28 births
- 1970s
1970s
101 births
- 1980s
1980s
217 births
- 1990s 54
1990s
54 births
- 2000s 71
2000s
71 births
- 2010s 65
2010s
65 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 217 births (40% of all-time use).
How Tron 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 Tron's total volume
Tron by state
Where Tron concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 16 | 3.0% |
| #2 | Florida | | 11 | 2.0% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 11 | 2.0% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.9% |
16 of 541 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Tron's data
- Tron's decade-level peak was the 1980s (217 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- South Carolina records the most Trons (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tron: 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 (~61 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, 1963–2024 (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 Tron 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.