boys' name ★ peaked 1999

Trey

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #890 Trend ↓ Falling 22%

A male given name from English of modern usage, derived from the nickname.

Rank 2025
#890
among boys · ↓98 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
269
named Trey · -15% vs 2024
How common
1 in 6,350
boys born in 2025
Peak year
1999
1,803 babies
All-time total
40,573
#570 all-time among boys
First recorded
1948
in Social Security records

Trey popularity over time

40,573 babies have been named Trey since 1948, 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
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
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 – 6 6 1 – #3,639
1950s – 154 154 15 +2467% #1,465
1960s – 727 727 73 +372% #746
1970s 5 1,099 1,104 110 +52% #745
1980s 27 3,394 3,421 342 +210% #368
1990s 53 12,618 12,671 1,267 +270% #189
2000s 12 13,890 13,902 1,390 +10% #213
2010s – 6,413 6,413 641 -54% #323
2020s (to 2025) – 2,175 2,175 363 -43% #648

Where Trey 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 256 0.15 outside top 500
2027 246 0.14 outside top 500
2028 238 0.14 outside top 500
2029 231 0.14 outside top 500
2030 225 0.13 outside top 500

Where Trey is most popular

Boys named Trey per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.209 per 1,000. Strongest in Utah, South Dakota, and Montana.

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 Trey 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
Utah 78 0.817 +291%
South Dakota 14 0.752 +260%
Montana 8 0.454 +117%
Pennsylvania 120 0.452 +116%
Indiana 61 0.380 +82%
Minnesota 45 0.367 +75%
Iowa 25 0.363 +73%
New Jersey 66 0.328 +57%
Ohio 85 0.321 +53%
Louisiana 32 0.313 +50%
Connecticut 19 0.281 +34%
Michigan 57 0.278 +33%
Nebraska 12 0.276 +32%
Wisconsin 32 0.270 +29%
Colorado 34 0.263 +26%
Illinois 67 0.262 +25%
Washington 36 0.220 +5%
Missouri 30 0.216 ≈ national
Kentucky 21 0.209 ≈ national
Massachusetts 28 0.204 ≈ national
Oklahoma 18 0.204 ≈ national
Florida 91 0.192 -8%
New York 78 0.180 -14%
Kansas 12 0.175 -16%
North Carolina 43 0.168 -20%
Texas 144 0.163 -22%
Tennessee 29 0.161 -23%
Maryland 19 0.159 -24%
Georgia 40 0.158 -25%
Arizona 23 0.141 -33%
Virginia 26 0.137 -35%
California 115 0.126 -40%
Idaho 5 0.122 -42%
Mississippi 6 0.106 -50%
Oregon 6 0.079 -62%
Arkansas 5 0.079 -62%
South Carolina 7 0.068 -68%
Alabama 6 0.055 -74%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Trey

Trey is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #890 in 2025 with 269 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1948, 40,573 American babies have been named Trey. Its peak came in 1999, when 1,803 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 Trey stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Trey?

The median living Trey is about 24 years old; half are between 17 and 31. An estimated 40 thousand people named Trey are alive in the United States today.

median 24 020406080100

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

Trey 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 – – 269 #890
2024 – – 318 #792
2023 – – 369 #720
2022 – – 427 #648
2021 – – 424 #649
2020 – – 368 #693
2019 – – 448 #611
2018 – – 456 #599
2017 – – 485 #562
2016 – – 466 #589
2015 – – 519 #553
2014 – – 597 #478
2013 – – 732 #405
2012 – – 768 #390
2011 – – 972 #324
2010 – – 970 #323
2009 – – 1,024 #313
2008 – – 1,067 #313
2007 – – 1,212 #285
2006 – – 1,372 #250
2005 – – 1,491 #229
2004 7 #14,089 1,405 #237
2003 – – 1,516 #227
2002 5 #17,926 1,611 #213
2001 – – 1,539 #226
2000 – – 1,653 #215
1995 5 #15,628 1,289 #231
1990 7 #11,344 704 #345
1985 – – 397 #430
1980 – – 136 #754
1975 – – 108 #803
1970 – – 115 #772
1965 – – 76 #846
1960 – – 39 #1,269
1955 – – 14 #2,214
1950 – – 6 #3,651
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Trey

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Trey Parker Trey Parker American animator, filmmaker, songwriter and actor (born 1969) Contemporary
  2. 2 Trey Gowdy Trey Gowdy American news anchor and politician (born 1964) Contemporary
  3. 3 Trey Songz Trey Songz American R&B singer (born 1984) Contemporary
  4. 4 Trey Lyles Trey Lyles Canadian-American basketball player (born 1995) Contemporary
  5. 5 Trey Burke Trey Burke American basketball player (born 1992) Contemporary
  6. 6 Trey Hardee Trey Hardee American track and field athlete b. 1984 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Trey?

The median living Trey is about 24 years old. Half of all living Treys are between 17 and 31 years old.

How many people named Trey are alive today?

An estimated 40 thousand people named Trey are alive in the United States, based on 40,573 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Trey mean?

A male given name from English of modern usage, derived from the nickname.

How popular is the name Trey in 2025?

Trey ranked #890 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 269 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Trey?

40,573 babies have been named Trey in the United States since 1948, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Trey most popular?

Trey peaked in 1999, when 1,803 newborns received the name.

Is Trey a boy or girl name?

Trey is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Trey rising or falling?

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

Will Trey become more popular?

Trey is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 225 boys named Trey in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Trey?

Well-known people named Trey include Trey Parker (film director), Trey Gowdy (politician), Trey Songz (singer).

Names like Trey

Names that sound and feel close to Trey: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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