Trea
A feminine name with uncertain origins, possibly derived from the Latin word tres meaning "three".
Name Census estimates that about 482 living Americans carry the first name Trea. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 77.5% of registrations being male. The average person named Trea today is around 27 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Trea births was 1994 (42 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Trea. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Trea with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
482
~ 1 in 711,109 Americans
Peak year
1994
42 babies that year
Average age
27
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,675
Tracked since 1961
Census
Trea in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 560 people with the first name Trea, which placed it at #19,065 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#19,065
National first-name rank
People counted
560
560 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
55.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Trea
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Trea is White at 55.2%. The next largest groups are Black (22.5%) and Two or More Races (10.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Trea described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Trea at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White55.2% · 309
- Black or African American22.5% · 126
- Two or more races10.7% · 60
- Hispanic or Latino7.7% · 43
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.0% · 11
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.0% · 11
Gender
Gender distribution for Trea
Trea is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 497 total registrations, 385 (77.5%) were male and 112 (22.5%) were female.
Trea as a male name
- Ranked #4,675 in 2024
- 22 male births in 2024
- Peak: 1994 (34 births)
Trea as a female name
- Ranked #14,085 in 2004
- 7 female births in 2004
- Peak: 1972 (9 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Trea on both sides of the split. Of the 563 people counted with this name, 338 were male (60.0%) and 225 were female (40.0%).
Popularity
Trea: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Trea from the 1960s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 223 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1990s peak, Trea remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Trea 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 Trea during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Treas live
Origin
Meaning and history of Trea
The name Trea has its origins in Greek mythology and ancient Hellenic culture. It is derived from the Greek word "treis," meaning "three," and is often associated with the concept of the holy trinity or the three fates in Greek mythology. The earliest recorded use of the name dates back to ancient Greek texts and inscriptions from the 5th century BCE.
In Greek mythology, the three fates, known as the Moirai, were powerful deities who controlled the metaphorical thread of life for every mortal from birth to death. The name Trea was sometimes used as a symbolic reference to one of the three fates, particularly Atropos, the eldest of the three, who was responsible for cutting the thread of life.
The name Trea also appears in some early Christian texts and writings, where it was sometimes used as a symbolic representation of the Holy Trinity – the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. This connection likely stemmed from the name's association with the number three and its roots in Greek culture, which had a significant influence on early Christian theology and literature.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Trea was a Greek philosopher and mathematician from the 3rd century BCE named Trea of Cyrene. He is known for his contributions to the field of mathematics, particularly in the study of conic sections and their applications in astronomy.
Another notable figure with the name Trea was Saint Trea of Brittany, a 6th-century Christian martyr and one of the patron saints of Brittany, France. According to legend, she was put to death for her faith during the Roman persecution of Christians in the region.
In the 12th century, there was a Trea of Salerno, an Italian philosopher and scholar who made significant contributions to the study of medicine and natural sciences during the Renaissance period.
During the Byzantine Empire, the name Trea was also associated with several influential figures, including Trea Palaiologina, a 14th-century Byzantine princess and the daughter of Emperor Michael IX Palaiologos.
Throughout history, the name Trea has been used across various cultures and regions, often carrying symbolic meanings related to the number three, the concept of the trinity, or the three fates from Greek mythology. While not a common name in modern times, it remains a part of historical records and serves as a testament to the cultural and linguistic influences that have shaped the naming traditions of different societies.
People
Trea + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Trea 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
Trea: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Trea?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 482 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Trea 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 711,109 US residents.
Is Trea a common name?
We classify Trea as "Very Rare". It ranks above 84.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 497 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Trea most popular?
The single biggest year for Trea was 1994, when 42 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Trea is about 27 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Trea in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 560 people with the name Trea, or 0.19 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #19,065 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Trea in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Trea?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Trea on both sides of the split. Of the 563 people counted with this name, 338 were male (60.0%) and 225 were female (40.0%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Trea?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Trea is White at 55.2%. The next largest groups are Black (22.5%) and Two or More Races (10.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Trea most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Trea in the 2020 Census, accounting for 55.2% (309 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Trea in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Trea a male name?
Yes, 77.5% of people registered as Trea 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.
Is Trea still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Trea in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Trea can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
How common is the name Trea?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.