Boy nameCurrently #789 in the USFalling

Trey

//ˈtɹeɪ//

1 syllablePeak year: 19994 lettersStarts with T

Meaning & origin

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Trey's popularity over time

Yearly US births named Trey, Social Security Administration data
YearBirths named Trey
19486
19506
19518
195212
19536
195410
195514
195623
195721
195824
195930
196039
196149
196259
196353
196483
196576
196680
196781
196896
1969111
1970115
1971101
1972113
1973113
1974101
1975108
1976105
1977111
1978121
1979116
1980136
1981135
1982196
1983228
1984306
1985396
1986437
1987456
1988511
1989617
1990710
1991697
19921,070
19931,640
19941,375
19951,294
19961,254
19971,291
19981,537
19991,803
20001,653
20011,539
20021,616
20031,516
20041,412
20051,491
20061,372
20071,212
20081,067
20091,023
2010970
2011972
2012766
2013732
2014597
2015519
2016466
2017484
2018455
2019447
2020367
2021424
2022427
2023369
2024317

Trey through the decades

  • Trey peaked in 1999, when 1,803 babies were named Trey in the US.
  • The 2000s were Trey's strongest decade, averaging 1,390 births a year.
  • Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Trey has fallen 58% compared to the 10 years before that.
  • Trey currently ranks #789 in the US and is cooling off.

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