Traeger
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TRAY-ger
- Origin
- Germanic
Traeger is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “carrier, porter”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Traeger mean?
Germanic: German surname from Trager 'carrier'
“carrier, porter”
Also known as the name of an American brand of wood-pellet grills.
Is Traeger a girl's or a boy's name?
Traeger is a boys' name.
How popular is Traeger in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2021, with 17 boys. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the boys named Traeger in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Traeger in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 17 | #5,333 |
| 2020 | 13 | #6,292 |
| 2019 | 15 | #5,808 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
Names like Traeger
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ledger, Archer, Wylder, Adler, Wilder, Baker, Brewer, Hendrix, Ryker, Ander, Walker, Colter
More Germanic names
Amelia, Liam, Henry, Charlotte, William, Archie, Charlie, Emma, Freddie, Ella, Harry, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Louie, Miles
Sources
Figures from 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, “Traeger: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/traeger, updated 20 October 2026.