Trey
Trey is a given name, as well as a nickname, often for people with the name suffix III. It is almost exclusively a masculine give name, with very rare exceptions. It may refer to:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Trey
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Trey is a given name, as well as a nickname, often for people with the name suffix III. It is almost exclusively a masculine give name, with very rare exceptions. It may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Trey
The earliest SSA record of Trey as a baby boy name dates back to 1948, when 6 babies received it. 1999 was its biggest year on record, with 1,798 newborns named Trey — #189 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 34% of all recorded Treys. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #780 among baby boy names with 329 births, falling sharply (-18%). In total, more than 41K Treys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Trey
Trey is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1948 and has accumulated 41K births in the dataset. Trey's peak popularity came in 1999 when it ranked #189. Use the chart and map above to compare Trey'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.