Trae
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TRAY
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,378 for boys
Trae is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “three”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 3,378th for boys in the US (34 babies).
What does Trae mean?
English: spelling of Trey, from Old French treis 'three'
“three”
A spelling of Trey, a nickname often given to a boy who is the third of his name.
Is Trae a girl's or a boy's name?
Trae is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 34 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Trae in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Trae, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2011, with 14 boys.
Half of all the boys named Trae in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 19 boys in the UK were given Trae or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,288, up from #4,301 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Trae in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 14 | #1,697 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 13 | #1,760 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 10 | #1,845 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 8 | #1,880 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,547 |
| 2000 | 12 | #1,235 |
| 1999 | 8 | #1,582 |
| 1998 | 8 | #1,569 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 7 | #1,652 |
How popular is Trae in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,378among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 34about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 28% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 34 boys in the US were named Trae, making it the 3,378th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,346th. Its busiest year was 1993, with 201 boys. It first appears in the records in 1964.
2025 had fewer boys named Trae than any year since 1983.
Half of all the boys named Trae in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 369 boys in the US were given Trae or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #679, up from #3,378 for this spelling alone.
Trae in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | #3,378 |
| 2024 | 55 | #2,476 |
| 2023 | 44 | #2,847 |
| 2022 | 64 | #2,242 |
| 2021 | 67 | #2,133 |
| 2020 | 57 | #2,346 |
| 2019 | 77 | #1,917 |
| 2018 | 50 | #2,545 |
| 2017 | 48 | #2,596 |
| 2016 | 39 | #2,992 |
| 2015 | 55 | #2,354 |
| 2014 | 52 | #2,427 |
| 2013 | 82 | #1,762 |
| 2012 | 86 | #1,741 |
| 2011 | 111 | #1,468 |
| 2010 | 120 | #1,390 |
| 2009 | 140 | #1,257 |
| 2008 | 139 | #1,251 |
| 2007 | 117 | #1,400 |
| 2006 | 136 | #1,229 |
| 2005 | 114 | #1,322 |
| 2004 | 106 | #1,365 |
| 2003 | 98 | #1,371 |
| 2002 | 109 | #1,241 |
| 2001 | 121 | #1,141 |
| 2000 | 140 | #1,036 |
| 1999 | 154 | #942 |
| 1998 | 132 | #1,020 |
| 1997 | 130 | #991 |
| 1996 | 123 | #1,009 |
| 1995 | 155 | #873 |
| 1994 | 143 | #909 |
| 1993 | 201 | #733 |
| 1992 | 164 | #818 |
| 1991 | 106 | #1,040 |
| 1990 | 76 | #1,265 |
| 1989 | 41 | #1,826 |
| 1988 | 42 | #1,666 |
| 1987 | 46 | #1,532 |
| 1986 | 37 | #1,693 |
| 1985 | 38 | #1,643 |
| 1984 | 42 | #1,480 |
| 1983 | 30 | #1,821 |
| 1982 | 19 | #2,517 |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,151 |
| 1980 | 10 | #3,837 |
| 1979 | 16 | #2,776 |
| 1978 | 18 | #2,472 |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,036 |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,416 |
| 1975 | 15 | #2,635 |
| 1974 | 13 | #2,797 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,692 |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,342 |
| 1971 | 14 | #2,557 |
| 1970 | 21 | #1,938 |
| 1969 | 12 | #2,548 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,135 |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,557 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 11 | #2,474 |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,600 |
Names like Trae
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Luke Tate Blake Cole Tyler Jake Mason Jude Hunter Ethan Dylan Adam
Other spellings of Trae
Names related to Trae
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Trae: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/trae, updated 20 October 2026.