boys' name ★ peaked 1993

Tre

Gender Boy · 1% girls Rank 2025 #2,755 Trend ↓ Falling 16%
Rank 2025
#2,755
among boys · ↓123 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
47
named Tre · -8% vs 2024
How common
1 in 36,342
boys born in 2025
Peak year
1993
593 babies
All-time total
5,950
#1,608 all-time among boys
First recorded
1974
in Social Security records

Tre popularity over time

5,950 babies have been named Tre since 1974, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – 6 6 1 – #5,193
1980s – 80 80 8 +1233% #2,949
1990s 47 3,067 3,114 311 +3792% #395
2000s 11 1,707 1,718 172 -45% #627
2010s – 703 703 70 -59% #1,637
2020s (to 2025) – 329 329 55 -22% #2,021

Where Tre is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 46 0.03 outside top 500
2027 45 0.03 outside top 500
2028 44 0.03 outside top 500
2029 43 0.03 outside top 500
2030 43 0.03 outside top 500

Where Tre is most popular

Boys named Tre per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.032 per 1,000. Strongest in Louisiana, Maryland, and Texas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Tre born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Louisiana 11 0.108 +237%
Maryland 5 0.042 +31%
Texas 26 0.030 -8%
Virginia 5 0.026 -18%
California 24 0.026 -18%
Michigan 5 0.024 -24%
Georgia 6 0.024 -26%
Pennsylvania 6 0.023 -29%
North Carolina 5 0.020 -39%
New York 5 0.012 -64%
Florida 5 0.011 -67%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Tre

Tre is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,755 in 2025 with 47 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1974, 5,950 American babies have been named Tre. Its peak came in 1993, when 593 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Tre stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Tre?

The median living Tre is about 26 years old; half are between 19 and 31. An estimated 5,800 people named Tre are alive in the United States today.

median 26 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Tre year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 47 #2,755
2024 – – 51 #2,632
2023 – – 48 #2,730
2022 – – 76 #2,021
2021 – – 54 #2,493
2020 – – 53 #2,463
2019 – – 66 #2,169
2018 – – 61 #2,259
2017 – – 58 #2,292
2016 – – 76 #1,935
2015 – – 74 #1,977
2014 – – 65 #2,135
2013 – – 55 #2,330
2012 – – 79 #1,859
2011 – – 73 #1,924
2010 – – 96 #1,637
2009 – – 95 #1,662
2008 – – 110 #1,493
2007 – – 116 #1,411
2006 – – 131 #1,283
2005 – – 152 #1,092
2004 5 #18,635 172 #974
2003 – – 177 #932
2002 6 #15,282 216 #801
2001 – – 244 #721
2000 – – 294 #627
1995 8 #10,455 343 #548
1990 – – 18 #3,454
1985 – – 6 #6,479
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Tre, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Tre?

The median living Tre is about 26 years old. Half of all living Tres are between 19 and 31 years old.

How many people named Tre are alive today?

An estimated 5,800 people named Tre are alive in the United States, based on 5,950 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Tre in 2025?

Tre ranked #2,755 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 47 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Tre?

5,950 babies have been named Tre in the United States since 1974, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Tre most popular?

Tre peaked in 1993, when 593 newborns received the name.

Is Tre a boy or girl name?

Tre is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Tre rising or falling?

Tre is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Tre become more popular?

Tre is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 43 boys named Tre in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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