Tron
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TRAHN
- Origin
- Modern
Tron is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Tron come from?
Modern: short name, perhaps from names like Antron or Tyrone; in Norway a form of Trond
Is Tron a girl's or a boy's name?
Tron is a boys' name.
How popular is Tron 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 59 boys. It first appears in the records in 1963.
Half of all the boys named Tron in the US since 1880 were born between 1980 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Tron in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,401 |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,805 |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,781 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,453 |
| 1985 | 21 | #2,426 |
| 1984 | 23 | #2,231 |
| 1983 | 27 | #1,954 |
| 1982 | 40 | #1,538 |
| 1981 | 19 | #2,495 |
| 1980 | 59 | #1,187 |
| 1979 | 24 | #2,104 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,056 |
| 1977 | 12 | #3,201 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,188 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,620 |
| 1971 | 15 | #2,463 |
| 1970 | 18 | #2,124 |
| 1969 | 15 | #2,216 |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,106 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,047 |
Names like Tron
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Tyson Jason Aaron Brandon Javon Colton Dylan Nathan Davon Simon Trenton Ryan
Names related to Tron
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
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, “Tron: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tron, updated 20 October 2026.