Boy nameCurrently #7,672 in the USFalling

Trajan

//ˈtɹeɪdʒən//

2 syllablesPeak year: 19996 lettersStarts with T

Meaning & origin

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Trajan's popularity over time

Yearly US births named Trajan, Social Security Administration data
YearBirths named Trajan
199414
199510
19968
199713
199840
1999141
200041
200149
200231
200326
200419
200516
200641
200736
200831
200929
201029
201126
201218
201329
201414
201517
201612
201719
201814
201910
20208
202111
202214
202310
202411

Trajan through the decades

  • Trajan peaked in 1999, when 141 babies were named Trajan in the US.
  • Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Trajan has fallen 53% compared to the 10 years before that.
  • Trajan currently ranks #7,672 in the US and is cooling off.

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