Trentan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TREN-tun
- Origin
- English
Trentan is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “Trent's town”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Trentan mean?
English: spelling of Trenton; from Trenton, New Jersey
“Trent's town”
The New Jersey capital was named after merchant William Trent; Washington won a key battle there in 1776.
Meaning borrowed from Trenton. More on Wiktionary.
Is Trentan a girl's or a boy's name?
Trentan is a boys' name.
How popular is Trentan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 15 boys. It first appears in the records in 1993.
Half of all the boys named Trentan in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Trentan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,692 |
| 2009 | 15 | #5,796 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,090 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,090 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
Nicknames for Trentan
- Trent 20 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Trentan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Tru, Tristan, Jackson, Kingston, Talon, Mason, Hudson, Dawson, Boston, Hayden, Keaton, Tylan
Names related to Trentan
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie, Hazel, Carter
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, “Trentan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/trentan, updated 20 October 2026.