Boys' name · peaked in 1999
Trey name popularity since 1925
40,573 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Trey. Half of them were born in 2001 or earlier, so the typical Trey is about 25 years old in 2026. Trey peaked in 1999 as the #189 name for boys, and it ranked #890 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 40,573
- Named Trey, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #890
- for boys in 2025 (269 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% boys
- 97 girls · 40,476 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 2.83× its national share
Peak year is the year Trey made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Trey births per year, 1925–2025
1999 was the biggest year for Trey both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1988 and 1993, Trey became 3.2× more common, from 1 in 3,800 baby boys to 1 in 1,200.
- Steepest fall: Between 2011 and 2016, its share of baby boys fell by 52%, from 1 in 1,950 to 1 in 4,070.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Trey's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Trey.
Decade by decade
Babies named Trey in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 6 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 154 | #2,214 |
| 1960s | 0 | 727 | #846 |
| 1970s | 5 | 1,099 | #803 |
| 1980s | 27 | 3,394 | #430 |
| 1990s | 53 | 12,618 | #231 |
| 2000s | 12 | 13,890 | #229 |
| 2010s | 0 | 6,413 | #553 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 2,175 | #890 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
52.4% of babies named Trey from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Trey is most popular
The index compares Trey's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Trey.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 2.83× | 934 |
| South Dakota | 2.77× | 342 |
| Louisiana | 2.41× | 1,681 |
| Nebraska | 2.29× | 624 |
| Idaho | 2.17× | 335 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Trey's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Trey.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Trey (1999).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data