Trajan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TRAY-jun
- Origin
- Latin
Trajan is a boys' name of Latin origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Trajan mean?
Latin: from Traianus, a Roman family name
Borne by the Roman emperor Trajan (ruled 98-117 AD), whose victory column still stands in Rome.
Is Trajan a girl's or a boy's name?
Trajan is a boys' name.
How popular is Trajan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 141 boys. It first appears in the records in 1994.
Half of all the boys named Trajan in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Trajan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 | #7,252 |
| 2023 | 10 | #7,733 |
| 2022 | 14 | #6,141 |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,084 |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2017 | 19 | #4,931 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 17 | #5,285 |
| 2014 | 14 | #5,993 |
| 2013 | 29 | #3,580 |
| 2012 | 18 | #5,030 |
| 2011 | 26 | #3,883 |
| 2010 | 29 | #3,632 |
| 2009 | 29 | #3,637 |
| 2008 | 31 | #3,483 |
| 2007 | 36 | #3,133 |
| 2006 | 41 | #2,783 |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,029 |
| 2004 | 19 | #4,416 |
| 2003 | 26 | #3,438 |
| 2002 | 31 | #2,939 |
| 2001 | 49 | #2,113 |
| 2000 | 41 | #2,326 |
| 1999 | 141 | #994 |
| 1998 | 40 | #2,232 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,495 |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,284 |
Names like Trajan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav, Avi, Dhruv, Vihaan, Viraj, Rishi, Krish, Pranav, Veer, Ravi, Arjun, Vivaan
More Latin names
Oliver, Olivia, Leo, Roman, Aurora, Emily, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian
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, “Trajan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/trajan, updated 20 October 2026.