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Trae

99% boys · 34 born in 2025

Trae has been given to about 4,179 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1993, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 3,944
Median age today25 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Trae per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1993 · 211
  • Born in 202534
  • All time4,179
  • England & Wales, 20254

How popular is Trae?

Its best year was 1993, when 211 babies were given the name, ranking 736th. The typical living American called Trae is about 25 years old today. It is relatively most common in Texas, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Trae

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Trace0.79
  2. Tre0.68
  3. True0.68
  4. Shae0.62
  5. Tate0.56
  6. Terrance0.55
  7. Torrance0.55
  8. Tracy0.53

Middle names for Trae

Ranked by flow score
  1. Trae James0.80
  2. Trae Cole0.79
  3. Trae Miles0.79
  4. Trae Wilder0.78
  5. Trae Thomas0.66
  6. Trae Paul0.61

Sibling names for Trae

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Paulinasister · 0.89
  2. Daliasister · 0.88
  3. Ilianasister · 0.88
  4. Nikolasbrother · 0.88
  5. Misaelbrother · 0.88
  6. Alvarobrother · 0.88

Where Trae is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Trae Wilson0.75
  2. Trae Williams0.75
  3. Trae Walker0.75
  4. Trae Sanchez0.75
  5. Trae Roberts0.75
  6. Trae Phillips0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Trae

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020

Trae across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.