Trey

Last seen for girls in 2004 at #12,761 · #883 for boys in 2025, 269 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time

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Peak · boys
1999 · 1,798 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
40,476
since 1948

Trey over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Trey has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201996peak #189, 1999boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#883269
2024—#791318
2023—#719369
2022—#648427
2021—#649424
2020—#692368
2019—#611448
2018—#599456
2017—#562485
2016—#588466
2015—#553519
2014—#477597
2013—#405732
2012—#390768
2011—#324972
2010—#323970
2009—#3131,024
2008—#3131,067
2007—#2851,212
2006—#2501,372
2005—#2291,491
2004#12,7617#2371,405
2003—#2271,516
2002#15,4325#2131,611
2001—#2261,539
2000—#2151,653
1999#14,4115#1891,798
1998—#2111,537
1997—#2371,291
1996#10,5677#2371,247
1995#13,3865#2311,289
1994#9,5868#2111,367
1993#7,49811#1911,629
1992#8,06510#2691,060
1991—#348696
1990#10,1937#345704
1989#9,6817#367610
1988#8,3918#393504
1987#11,3255#411451
1986#8,5237#412430
1985—#430397
1984—#478307
1983—#557228
1982—#620196
1981—#750135
1980—#751136
1979—#810116
1978—#768121
1977—#808111
1976—#815105
1975—#800108
1974—#796101
1973#8,4235#770107
1972—#740114
1971—#799101
1970—#769115
1969—#742111
1968—#75696
1967—#80681
1966—#81280
1965—#84376
1964—#83183
1963—#1,03753
1962—#99659
1961—#1,12149
1960—#1,25239
1959—#1,43930
1958—#1,59324
1957—#1,75121
1956—#1,64223
1955—#2,13914
1954—#2,59210
1953—#3,4256
1952—#2,25112
1951—#2,8448
1950—#3,3296
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First appearance
1948

The first year at least five boys were named Trey! It came in at #3,316, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1949, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Trey is popular in 1996

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Trey, so not publishedAKMaine: #138 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 720 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Trey, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Trey, so not publishedNHWashington: #204 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,086 boysWAIdaho: #174 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 732 boysIDMontana: #105 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 370 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Trey, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #246 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,894 boysMNIllinois: #300 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,974 boysILWisconsin: #206 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,394 boysWIMichigan: #293 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 2,207 boysMINew York: #681 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 7,421 boysNYMassachusetts: #452 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,195 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Trey, so not publishedRIOregon: #259 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,405 boysORNevada: #292 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,736 boysNVWyoming: #85 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 252 boysWYSouth Dakota: #85 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 278 boysSDIowa: #114 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 474 boysIAIndiana: #140 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 737 boysINOhio: #170 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 1,116 boysOHPennsylvania: #215 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,627 boysPANew Jersey: #427 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 4,054 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Trey, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #445 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 4,089 boysCAUtah: #306 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,894 boysUTColorado: #219 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,129 boysCONebraska: #100 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 377 boysNEMissouri: #132 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 651 boysMOKentucky: #162 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,006 boysKYWest Virginia: #115 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 540 boysWVVirginia: #195 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,259 boysVAMaryland: #278 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,915 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Trey, so not publishedDEArizona: #224 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,156 boysAZNew Mexico: #256 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,199 boysNMKansas: #103 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 385 boysKSArkansas: #186 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 968 boysARTennessee: #178 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,075 boysTNNorth Carolina: #201 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 1,176 boysNCSouth Carolina: #303 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,787 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Trey, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #122 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 515 boysOKLouisiana: #82 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 361 boysLAMississippi: #333 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,893 boysMSAlabama: #151 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 783 boysALGeorgia: #207 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,154 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Trey, so not publishedHITexas: #250 for boys · 118 births · 1 in 1,321 boysTXFlorida: #261 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 1,602 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Louisiana#82 · 1 in 361
  2. Wyoming#85 · 1 in 252
  3. South Dakota#85 · 1 in 278
  4. Nebraska#100 · 1 in 377
  5. Kansas#103 · 1 in 385

Best ever in a state: #50 in Wyoming, 1998.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Louisiana#82741 in 361
South Dakota#85151 in 278
Wyoming#8581 in 252
Nebraska#100261 in 377
Kansas#103391 in 385
Montana#105111 in 370
Iowa#114351 in 474
West Virginia#115171 in 540
Oklahoma#122371 in 515
Missouri#132531 in 651
Maine#13881 in 720
Indiana#140511 in 737
Alabama#151321 in 783
Kentucky#162231 in 1,006
Ohio#170631 in 1,116
Idaho#174101 in 732
Tennessee#178321 in 1,075
Arkansas#186151 in 968
Virginia#195311 in 1,259
North Carolina#201391 in 1,176
Washington#204311 in 1,086
Wisconsin#206211 in 1,394
Georgia#207421 in 1,154
Pennsylvania#215421 in 1,627
Colorado#219221 in 1,129
Arizona#224291 in 1,156
Minnesota#246151 in 1,894
Texas#2501181 in 1,321
New Mexico#25691 in 1,199
Oregon#259141 in 1,405
Florida#261531 in 1,602
Maryland#278151 in 1,915
Nevada#29261 in 1,736
Michigan#293271 in 2,207
Illinois#300411 in 1,974
South Carolina#303111 in 1,787
Utah#306101 in 1,894
Mississippi#33381 in 1,893
New Jersey#427121 in 4,054
California#445621 in 4,089
Massachusetts#45261 in 6,195
New York#681161 in 7,421
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Trey
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 92 spots since 2024 (#791 → #883)
  • 191 spots since 2020 (#692 → #883)
  • 330 spots since 2015 (#553 → #883)
  • Biggest jump: 206 spots in 1964 (#1,037 → #831)
  • Biggest drop: 92 spots in 2025 (#791 → #883)
Rise & fade · boys
51 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1948
  • Peaked 1999 at #189 (1,798 births)
  • Births halved by 2012, 13 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 63 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 63 yrs · run 1964–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,068
  • Highest: 1 in 1,068 boys born in 1999 were named Trey (0.09%)
  • Latest: 1 in 6,350 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 34.3% of all boys named Trey (13,890) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s6#3,316 (1948)#3,316
1950s154#1,439 (1959)#2,301
1960s727#742 (1969)#920
1970s1,099#740 (1972)#788
1980s3,394#367 (1989)#517
1990s12,618#189 (1999)#247
2000s13,890#213 (2002)#251
2010s6,413#323 (2010)#483
2020s2,175#648 (2022)#730

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Trey in 1996

girls
#10,567
7 births · 1 in 250,430 girls
boys
#237
1,247 births · 1 in 1,519 boys

Top girls' names in 1996

  1. #1Emily25,150
  2. #2Jessica24,201
  3. #3Ashley23,678
  4. #4Sarah21,048
  5. #5Samantha20,552
  6. #6Taylor19,155
  7. #7Hannah18,596
  8. #8Alexis16,592
  9. #9Rachel16,121
  10. #10Elizabeth16,003
  11. #10,567Trey7

Top boys' names in 1996

  1. #1Michael38,373
  2. #2Matthew32,077
  3. #3Jacob31,925
  4. #4Christopher30,904
  5. #5Joshua29,175
  6. #6Nicholas27,724
  7. #7Tyler26,956
  8. #8Brandon25,847
  9. #9Austin25,663
  10. #10Andrew25,244
  11. #237Trey1,247
More about 1996

girls

1,753,007 girls got a published name in 1996; 1 in 250,430 of them was named Trey, which outranked 33.5% of the 15,894 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Trey
  1. #9,581Zoraya8
  2. #9,581Zoua8
  3. #9,581Zykia8
  4. #10,567Trey7
  5. #10,567Aaliyha7
  6. #10,567Aarianna7
  7. #10,567Aarionna7
  8. #11,807Aalayah6
  9. #11,807Aamna6
  10. #11,807Aarthi6

Tied with 1,239 names at #10,567; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1995
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,167Odalys#2,845 → #678
  2. ↑ 1,531Tamia#2,028 → #497
  3. ↑ 1,524Jaycie#2,486 → #962
  4. ↑ 1,486Odalis#2,394 → #908
  5. ↑ 1,430Zaria#2,155 → #725
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,558Unknown#865 → #2,423
  2. ↓ 723Iridian#886 → #1,609
  3. ↓ 435Selene#964 → #1,399
  4. ↓ 394Salina#838 → #1,232
  5. ↓ 339Chelsi#697 → #1,036

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,894,300 boys got a published name in 1996; 1 in 1,519 of them was named Trey, which outranked 97.8% of the 10,536 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Trey
  1. #234Dallas1,290
  2. #235Louis1,283
  3. #236Alberto1,249
  4. #237Trey1,247
  5. #238Giovanni1,245
  6. #239Josiah1,243
  7. #240Zackary1,239
Biggest movers since 1995
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,398Keyshawn#2,178 → #780
  2. ↑ 1,171Jair#2,055 → #884
  3. ↑ 1,065Kordell#2,055 → #990
  4. ↑ 856Shemar#1,758 → #902
  5. ↑ 686Nasir#1,648 → #962
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,075Unknown#665 → #1,740
  2. ↓ 649Rashaan#937 → #1,586
  3. ↓ 633Savon#966 → #1,599
  4. ↓ 514Latrell#966 → #1,480
  5. ↓ 351Rakeem#970 → #1,321

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1996 →