Tre
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TRAY
- Origin
- English
- US rank, 2025
- #2,718 for boys
Tre is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “three”. In 2025 it ranked 2,718th for boys in the US (47 babies).
What does Tre mean?
English: spelling of Trey, from Old French treis 'three'
“three”
A short spelling of Trey, a nickname often given to a boy who is the third of his name.
Is Tre a girl's or a boy's name?
Tre is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 47 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Tre in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 21 boys.
Half of all the boys named Tre in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Tre in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,007 |
| 2015 | 12 | #1,990 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 19 | #1,398 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,084 |
| 2008 | 16 | #1,490 |
| 2007 | 13 | #1,667 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 14 | #1,445 |
| 2004 | 15 | #1,301 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,608 |
| 2002 | 11 | #1,384 |
| 2001 | 19 | #949 |
| 2000 | 18 | #955 |
| 1999 | 21 | #836 |
| 1998 | 20 | #844 |
| 1997 | 17 | #941 |
| 1996 | 21 | #768 |
How popular is Tre in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,718among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 47about 1 in 36,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 47 boys in the US were named Tre, making it the 2,718th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,436th. Its busiest year was 1993, with 586 boys. It first appears in the records in 1974.
2025 had fewer boys named Tre than any year since 1990.
Half of all the boys named Tre in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 369 boys in the US were given Tre or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #679, up from #2,718 for this spelling alone.
Tre in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47 | #2,718 |
| 2024 | 51 | #2,595 |
| 2023 | 48 | #2,692 |
| 2022 | 76 | #1,999 |
| 2021 | 54 | #2,463 |
| 2020 | 53 | #2,436 |
| 2019 | 66 | #2,149 |
| 2018 | 61 | #2,229 |
| 2017 | 58 | #2,269 |
| 2016 | 76 | #1,921 |
| 2015 | 74 | #1,955 |
| 2014 | 65 | #2,115 |
| 2013 | 55 | #2,298 |
| 2012 | 79 | #1,848 |
| 2011 | 73 | #1,904 |
| 2010 | 96 | #1,626 |
| 2009 | 95 | #1,653 |
| 2008 | 110 | #1,482 |
| 2007 | 116 | #1,405 |
| 2006 | 131 | #1,273 |
| 2005 | 152 | #1,080 |
| 2004 | 172 | #970 |
| 2003 | 177 | #925 |
| 2002 | 216 | #797 |
| 2001 | 244 | #719 |
| 2000 | 294 | #627 |
| 1999 | 276 | #638 |
| 1998 | 271 | #645 |
| 1997 | 252 | #650 |
| 1996 | 273 | #630 |
| 1995 | 343 | #547 |
| 1994 | 421 | #491 |
| 1993 | 586 | #395 |
| 1992 | 519 | #427 |
| 1991 | 108 | #1,032 |
| 1990 | 18 | #3,303 |
| 1989 | 19 | #3,088 |
| 1988 | 19 | #2,855 |
| 1987 | 14 | #3,334 |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,126 |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,632 |
Names like Tre
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Luke Tate Cole Jake Blake Tyler Jude Chase Mason Joshua Hunter Alexander
Other spellings of Tre
Names related to Tre
More English names
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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, “Tre: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tre, updated 20 October 2026.