Trenten
Trenten was the 6109th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 975th; the most babies were born in 2007 (187). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,430 places. More babies were named Trenten in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Trenton) Trent's town · American English, English
- Rank in 2025
- #6,109 boys, down 431 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 15boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2007187 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,265babies recorded
What does the name Trenten mean?
Trenten is a spelling of Trenton, pronounced the same way, so it shares Trenton's meaning and origin.
Trenton is the name of the capital of New Jersey, which Wiktionary notes was originally called 'Trent's town' after William Trent, who owned the land in the early 18th century. His surname comes from the River Trent in England, a Celtic river name of uncertain meaning, perhaps 'strongly flooding'. As a given name Trenton is a 20th-century American use, often shortened to Trent.
Trent (English, “surname, from the River Trent”)town (English, “settlement”)
How sure is this? Well established. The town name is clear; the meaning of the river name Trent is not.
Related names: Trent, Trenten, Trenton.
See also: English names, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Trenton', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Trent', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (our computation), SSA (public domain)
Trenten popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,109 | 15 |
| 2020 | #5,678 | 16 |
| 2010 | #1,414 | 118 |
| 2000 | #1,086 | 130 |
| 1990 | #1,941 | 40 |
| 1980 | #6,193 | 6 |
| 1970 | #3,267 | 10 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Trenten, counting every spelling?
Trenten is a spelling of Trenton, a name family that ranked #935 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #6,109 for Trenten on its own. Together these spellings went to 236 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trenton | 213 | #1,042 | 1,508 |
| Trenten | 15 | #6,109 | 67 |
| Trentin | — | — | 33 |
| Trentyn | 8 | #9,629 | 30 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Trenten?
15 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Trenten (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Trenten born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 554 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Trenten.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Trenten?
About 3,200 people born in the US named Trenten are alive today, with a median age of 22; half are between 17 and 28. That makes Trenten mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Trenten: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Trenten, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Trenten
What does Trenten mean?
Trenten is a spelling of Trenton, which means “Trent's town” (American English, English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Trenten?
Trenten was the 6109th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 975th; the most babies were born in 2007 (187). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,430 places. More babies were named Trenten in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Trenten a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Trenten in the US.