How Many People Are Named Trajan?
people named Trajan are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 441,012 people in the US has this name
Based on 787 babies named Trajan in Social Security records from 1994 to 2024, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
141 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Roman cognomen Traianus, which is of unknown meaning. The Roman emperor Trajan (full name Marcus Ulpius Traianus) is considered among the most capable men to have led the empire. His military accomplishments include victories over Dacia and Parthia.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Related & Similar Names
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Trajan in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Trajan alive today is about 19 years old, and 97% are under 30. Half of them were between 14 and 26 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Trajan first appears in the records in 1994 and was given most often in 1999, to 141 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2024.
Babies given the name each year, 1994 to 2024
🏆 Rank History
Trajan has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #999, in 1999.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #999 (1999) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,168 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Trajan alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Trajan were born in California than in any other state: about 36 of those alive today.
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