Home › Baby Names Directory › Trejan
Trejan
How to Pronounce Trejan
Pronounced TREE-jun /ˈtriː.dʒən/Medium
Meaning: A modern American coinage, most likely built from the Tre-/Trey element (a nickname for a third child, from French 'trois') plus a -jan/-jon ending. It is a sound-first name without a fixed traditional meaning.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Trejan is a coined American name, most likely built from Trey (a familiar nickname for a third son, from the French trois, 'three') with a -jan ending. Names like it were invented in the 1990s for their rhythm rather than an inherited meaning, though the Trey element carries a faint sense of 'third.'
Trejan was always rare, only a handful of boys a year in the late 1990s and early 2000s. It reads as an individual coinage of its era.
Variations
Nicknames
Famous Bearers
- Famous bearers coming soon.
If you like Trejan…
Explore names like Trejan
Frequently Asked
What does the name Trejan mean?
Trejan is a modern coined name, likely built from Trey with a -jan ending; it is chiefly valued for its sound.
How do you pronounce Trejan?
It's said TREE-jun /ˈtriː.dʒən/ — two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Trejan a boy or girl name?
Trejan is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Trejan?
Trejan has always been rare, given to only a handful of boys a year at its peak.