Trayden
An invented masculine name, potentially combining elements meaning "third" and "valley".
Name Census estimates that about 340 living Americans carry the first name Trayden. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Trayden today is around 13 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Trayden births was 2012 (33 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Trayden. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
340
~ 1 in 1,008,101 Americans
Peak year
2012
33 babies that year
Average age
13
years old
2024 SSA rank
#10,776
Tracked since 2002
Popularity
Trayden: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Trayden from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 195 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Trayden by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Trayden during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Traydens live
Origin
Meaning and history of Trayden
The name Trayden is a relatively modern invention, likely derived from the combination of the names Trey and Ayden. It does not appear to have any direct origins in ancient languages or cultures.
Trey is a diminutive form of the name Andrew, which comes from the Greek name Andreas, meaning "manly" or "brave." Ayden, on the other hand, is a variant spelling of the name Aidan, which has Irish and Gaelic roots and means "little fire."
While the name Trayden itself does not have a long historical lineage, its component parts have rich linguistic and cultural backgrounds. The name Andrew has been popular in various forms across Europe and the Middle East for centuries, with roots in the name of the apostle Andrew, one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ.
The name Aidan, with its Irish and Gaelic connections, has been in use since the Middle Ages and has been associated with several notable figures in Irish history, such as Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, an Irish monk who played a significant role in the spread of Christianity in Northumbria, England, in the 7th century.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Trayden is in the late 20th century, but it did not gain widespread popularity until the early 2000s. Some notable individuals named Trayden include Trayden Howell, a Canadian ice hockey player born in 1996, and Trayden Poulson, a young American actor known for his role in the film "The Hateful Eight" in 2015.
Other individuals with the name Trayden include Trayden Hammann, a professional basketball player from the United States born in 1994, and Trayden Payne, an American singer and songwriter born in 1998.
While the name Trayden may be relatively new and without a long historical lineage, its component parts draw from rich linguistic and cultural traditions, combining elements of Greek, Irish, and Gaelic origins to create a unique and modern name.
People
Trayden + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Trayden as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Trayden: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Trayden?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 340 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Trayden going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,008,101 US residents.
Is Trayden a common name?
We classify Trayden as "Very Rare". It ranks above 80.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 343 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Trayden most popular?
The single biggest year for Trayden was 2012, when 33 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Trayden is about 13 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Trayden a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Trayden in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.