Traun
Traun is an Austrian municipality located on the north bank of the river Traun and borders Linz, the capital of Upper Austria, to the east. The name Traun is derived from the Celtic word for river. Traun is the fifth largest town in Upper Austria, located in the district of Linz-Land.
Meaning & Origin of Traun
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Traun is an Austrian municipality located on the north bank of the river Traun and borders Linz, the capital of Upper Austria, to the east. The name Traun is derived from the Celtic word for river. Traun is the fifth largest town in Upper Austria, located in the district of Linz-Land.
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Origin & history
The Story of Traun
Traun first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1979, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1980, when 9 Trauns were born — ranking #4,133 that year. As of 2026, Traun ranks #4,133 for baby boys with 9 births, with steady use. In total, more than 17 Trauns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Traun
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Francisco Stockinger (1919 – 2009), Austrian/Brazilian artist, sculptor, printmaker and graphic artist.
- Josef Pühringer (born 1949), politician (ÖVP), governor of Upper Austria
- Hans Dieter Pötsch (born 1951), auto executive and board member of Volkswagen
- Harald Seidl, (DE Wiki) (born 1955), politician (SPÖ), Mayor of Traun, 2003-2015
- Martina Salomon, (DE Wiki) (born 1960), went to school locally, journalist and deputy editor of the newspaper Kurier
- Jürgen Koch (born 1973), badminton player
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About the name Traun
Traun is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 17 births in the dataset. Traun's peak popularity came in 1980 when it ranked #4,133. Use the chart and map above to compare Traun's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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