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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201999peak #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 1999

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Trey, so not publishedAKMaine: #158 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 944 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Trey, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #153 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 829 boysNHWashington: #188 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 864 boysWAIdaho: #156 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 588 boysIDMontana: #52 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 167 boysMTNorth Dakota: #80 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 241 boysNDMinnesota: #134 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 661 boysMNIllinois: #205 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 1,093 boysILWisconsin: #156 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 791 boysWIMichigan: #185 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 1,070 boysMINew York: #446 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 3,554 boysNYMassachusetts: #301 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,591 boysMARhode Island: #155 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 854 boysRIOregon: #223 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,042 boysORNevada: #270 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,309 boysNVWyoming: #80 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 233 boysWYSouth Dakota: #77 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 239 boysSDIowa: #106 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 395 boysIAIndiana: #113 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 469 boysINOhio: #132 for boys · 107 births · 1 in 648 boysOHPennsylvania: #188 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 1,180 boysPANew Jersey: #398 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,388 boysNJConnecticut: #276 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,278 boysCTCalifornia: #396 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 3,268 boysCAUtah: #187 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 859 boysUTColorado: #168 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 737 boysCONebraska: #97 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 346 boysNEMissouri: #130 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 579 boysMOKentucky: #130 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 652 boysKYWest Virginia: #112 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 492 boysWVVirginia: #191 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,138 boysVAMaryland: #223 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,291 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Trey, so not publishedDEArizona: #208 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 928 boysAZNew Mexico: #144 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 568 boysNMKansas: #112 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 438 boysKSArkansas: #89 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 359 boysARTennessee: #151 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 822 boysTNNorth Carolina: #194 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 1,119 boysNCSouth Carolina: #216 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,142 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Trey, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #98 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 361 boysOKLouisiana: #78 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 333 boysLAMississippi: #193 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 951 boysMSAlabama: #127 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 640 boysALGeorgia: #200 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 1,076 boysGAHawaii: #155 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 627 boysHITexas: #232 for boys · 138 births · 1 in 1,193 boysTXFlorida: #170 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 905 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Montana#52 · 1 in 167
  2. South Dakota#77 · 1 in 239
  3. Louisiana#78 · 1 in 333
  4. Wyoming#80 · 1 in 233
  5. North Dakota#80 · 1 in 241

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#52241 in 167
South Dakota#77171 in 239
Louisiana#78821 in 333
North Dakota#80141 in 241
Wyoming#8081 in 233
Arkansas#89401 in 359
Nebraska#97291 in 346
Oklahoma#98561 in 361
Iowa#106421 in 395
Kansas#112371 in 438
West Virginia#112181 in 492
Indiana#113821 in 469
Alabama#127391 in 640
Kentucky#130361 in 652
Missouri#130591 in 579
Ohio#1321071 in 648
Minnesota#134441 in 661
New Mexico#144191 in 568
Tennessee#151441 in 822
New Hampshire#15371 in 829
Hawaii#15581 in 627
Rhode Island#15561 in 854
Idaho#156131 in 588
Wisconsin#156371 in 791
Maine#15861 in 944
Colorado#168371 in 737
Florida#170961 in 905
Michigan#185551 in 1,070
Utah#187241 in 859
Pennsylvania#188561 in 1,180
Washington#188401 in 864
Virginia#191351 in 1,138
Mississippi#193161 in 951
North Carolina#194441 in 1,119
Georgia#200501 in 1,076
Illinois#205731 in 1,093
Arizona#208391 in 928
South Carolina#216181 in 1,142
Maryland#223221 in 1,291
Oregon#223191 in 1,042
Texas#2321381 in 1,193
Nevada#27091 in 1,309
Connecticut#27681 in 2,278
Massachusetts#301141 in 2,591
California#396741 in 3,268
New Jersey#398141 in 3,388
New York#446321 in 3,554
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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 1999

girls
#14,411
5 births · 1 in 354,765 girls
boys
#189
1,798 births · 1 in 1,068 boys

Top girls' names in 1999

  1. #1Emily26,542
  2. #2Hannah21,679
  3. #3Alexis19,237
  4. #4Sarah19,119
  5. #5Samantha19,044
  6. #6Ashley18,136
  7. #7Madison18,054
  8. #8Taylor16,906
  9. #9Jessica16,350
  10. #10Elizabeth15,350
  11. #14,411Trey5

Top boys' names in 1999

  1. #1Jacob35,371
  2. #2Michael33,915
  3. #3Matthew30,418
  4. #4Joshua27,265
  5. #5Nicholas25,639
  6. #6Christopher25,604
  7. #7Andrew23,866
  8. #8Joseph23,220
  9. #9Daniel22,704
  10. #10Tyler22,669
  11. #189Trey1,798
More about 1999

girls

1,773,823 girls got a published name in 1999; 1 in 354,765 of them was named Trey, which outranked 15.0% of the 16,947 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Trey
  1. #12,688Zuriel6
  2. #12,688Zyana6
  3. #12,688Zyia6
  4. #14,411Trey5
  5. #14,411Aalijah5
  6. #14,411Aania5
  7. #14,411Aanya5

Tied with 2,536 names at #14,411; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1998
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,407Citlalli#2,338 → #931
  2. ↑ 1,329Noelia#2,048 → #719
  3. ↑ 1,060Amaya#1,458 → #398
  4. ↑ 864Kyara#1,789 → #925
  5. ↑ 604Journey#1,557 → #953
Fallers
  1. ↓ 579Erykah#779 → #1,358
  2. ↓ 417Tea#747 → #1,164
  3. ↓ 415Tasia#800 → #1,215
  4. ↓ 406Monika#930 → #1,336
  5. ↓ 357Chase#952 → #1,309

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

boys

1,920,150 boys got a published name in 1999; 1 in 1,068 of them was named Trey, which outranked 98.4% of the 11,614 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Trey
  1. #186Ronald1,872
  2. #187Frank1,855
  3. #188Phillip1,818
  4. #189Trey1,798
  5. #190Andre1,783
  6. #191Marco1,771
  7. #192Donald1,747
Biggest movers since 1998
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,239Trajan#2,235 → #996
  2. ↑ 669Tyreese#1,558 → #889
  3. ↑ 595Latrell#1,231 → #636
  4. ↑ 420Zion#694 → #274
  5. ↑ 414Xander#1,338 → #924
Fallers
  1. ↓ 381Jaret#555 → #936
  2. ↓ 362Kordell#841 → #1,203
  3. ↓ 313Juwan#524 → #837
  4. ↓ 296Jarett#743 → #1,039
  5. ↓ 288Christion#989 → #1,277

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

See the top 100 for 1999 →