Tremain
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- truh-MAYN
- Origin
- Cornish
Tremain is a boys' name of Cornish origin, meaning “homestead of the stone”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Tremain mean?
Cornish: variant of Tremaine, from Cornish tre 'homestead' and men 'stone'
“homestead of the stone”
Cornish surname built from tre, 'homestead', and men, 'stone', also used as a first name.
Is Tremain a girl's or a boy's name?
Tremain is a boys' name.
How popular is Tremain in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1980, with 45 boys. It first appears in the records in 1969.
Half of all the boys named Tremain in the US since 1880 were born between 1979 and 2000, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tremain in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,334 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 17 | #5,250 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 18 | #5,044 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,762 |
| 2007 | 26 | #3,891 |
| 2006 | 15 | #5,521 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 17 | #4,788 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 13 | #5,383 |
| 2000 | 19 | #4,060 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,756 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,153 |
| 1997 | 17 | #3,872 |
| 1996 | 17 | #3,824 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 12 | #4,797 |
| 1993 | 17 | #3,655 |
| 1992 | 25 | #2,741 |
| 1991 | 27 | #2,538 |
| 1990 | 38 | #1,963 |
| 1989 | 27 | #2,410 |
| 1988 | 30 | #2,085 |
| 1987 | 25 | #2,268 |
| 1986 | 29 | #2,005 |
| 1985 | 17 | #2,825 |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,457 |
| 1983 | 28 | #1,904 |
| 1982 | 25 | #2,110 |
| 1981 | 31 | #1,810 |
| 1980 | 45 | #1,410 |
| 1979 | 27 | #1,943 |
| 1978 | 32 | #1,688 |
| 1977 | 30 | #1,743 |
| 1976 | 24 | #1,998 |
| 1975 | 32 | #1,592 |
| 1974 | 36 | #1,439 |
| 1973 | 29 | #1,612 |
| 1972 | 21 | #1,966 |
| 1971 | 18 | #2,202 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,594 |
Names like Tremain
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Tyson, Justin, Jason, Tyler, Nathan, Tristan, Jordan, Taylor, Christian, Dustin, Austin, Aaron
Names related to Tremain
More Cornish names
Elowyn, Lowen, Elowen, Jennifer, Jenna, Denzel, Merryn, Lowenna, Sennen, Elowynn, Morwenna, Demelza, Jennah, Senara, Merrin, Jena
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, “Tremain: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tremain, updated 20 October 2026.