Trea
The Story of Trea
As a girl name
Trea first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1961, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1972: 9 births, good for #5,477 nationwide. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 29% of all recorded Treas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2004 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 112 Treas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Trea first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1988, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1994: 34 births, good for #2,307 nationwide. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 44% of all recorded Treas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,303 among boy names with 25 births, rising sharply (+142% over the past five years). In total, more than 433 Treas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Trea
Trea is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1988 and has accumulated 433 births in the dataset. Trea's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #2,307. Use the chart and map above to compare Trea'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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