boy's name
Trotter
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 33
Trotter is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2024, when 7 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 663,130 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2006.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Trotter over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 10 |
| 2010s | 11 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 12 |
How popular is Trotter?
In 2025, Trotter was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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 Trotter
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Trotter also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Trotter over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Trotter
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Trotter — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Trotter
How popular is the name Trotter?
In 2025, Trotter was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Trotter a girl's or a boy's name?
Trotter is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Trotter?
Trotter has 2 syllables.
When was Trotter most popular?
Trotter peaked in 2024, when 7 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Trotter a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Trotter currently ranks #13,462 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.