Given name
Trae
“the third-born child”
Trae is a variant of Trey. One English interpretation is “the third-born child.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Trae is a variant of Trey. One English interpretation is “the third-born child.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Trae is a variant of Trey. An origin associated with Trey is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1964. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Trae through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,179
- 4,133 boys · 46 girls
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 211 babies
- 2025
- 34
- #3,442 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −3%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 34 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,442 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 2.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 201 in 1993. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,494 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Trae
- Trae YoungAmerican basketball player (born 1998)
- Trae Bell-HaynesCanadian basketball player (born 1995)
- Trae GoldenAmerican basketball player (born 1991)
- Trae CoyleEnglish association football playerborn 2001
- Trae WaynesAmerican football player (born 1992)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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