boy's name

Trajan

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 792

Trajan is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2024 it was given to 11 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1999, when 141 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1994.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Trajan over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

319
'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Trajan by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1990s 226
2000s 319
2010s 188
2020s (to 2024) 54

How popular is Trajan?

In 2024, Trajan was given to 11 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Trajan is used

Canada #2,151 5 in 1999
United States #7,489 11 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Trajan

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Trajan also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Trajan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Trajan

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Trajan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Trajan

How popular is the name Trajan?

In 2024, Trajan was given to 11 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Trajan a girl's or a boy's name?

Trajan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Trajan?

Trajan has 2 syllables.

When was Trajan most popular?

Trajan peaked in 1999, when 141 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.