Trey

Where Trey comes from

The dictionaries list Trey as a given name — a male given name from English of modern usage, derived from the nickname — but don't trace where it came from. The record below is what the SSA data shows.

  • English
  • 1 syllable
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1948
    First appearance
    #3,316 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1969
    Trey Parker born
    American actor, animator and filmmaker
  3. 1984
    Trey Hardee born
    American track and field athlete
  4. 1999
    Peak, #189
    1,798 babies named Trey — more than any year before or since.
  5. 2012
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #390.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from English of modern usage, derived from the nickname.
Namesakes
  • Trey Parker · American actor, animator and filmmaker, born 1969
  • Trey Hardee · American track and field athlete, born 1984
  • Trey Lyles · Canadian basketball player, born 1995
  • Trey Burke · American basketball player, born 1992
  • Trey Thompkins · American basketball player, born 1990

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.