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Tremain

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How to Pronounce Tremain

Pronounced truh-MAYN /trəˈmeɪn/Medium

Meaning: Tremain is a Cornish place-surname from tre, 'settlement or homestead', and men/main, 'stone', so 'homestead by the stone'; like many British surnames it became a given name, and the Tremaine spelling is more common.Medium

In 30 seconds: Tremain is a Cornish surname-name meaning 'homestead by the stone', worn as a boys' first name (said 'truh-MAYN').
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Origin MediumCornish, English
MeaningTremain is a Cornish place-surname from tre, 'settlement or homestead', and men/main, 'stone', so 'homestead by the stone'; like many British surnames it became a given name, and the Tremaine spelling is more common.
U.S. rank (2021)#12004 ↗ Rising
2021 U.S. births6 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year1980
Total births (all-time)≈ 970

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 198019692021

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

Tremain comes from Cornwall, joining tre, a farmstead or settlement, to a word for stone, picturing a home built by a standing rock. It moved from surname to first name in the American surname-name trend.

As a given name it stayed uncommon, cresting around 1980 at just a few dozen boys a year and never becoming widespread; it has a sturdy, place-rooted sound and sits alongside names like Tremaine and Germaine.

Did you know? Tremain rose as a surname-style boys' name in the nineteen-seventies and eighties, peaking around 1980 at only a few dozen boys a year.
Overall data confidence 60%
References — Tremain — Cornish tre + men, 'homestead by the stone'

Variations

TremaineTremayne

Nicknames

TreMain

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Tremaine— the fuller spelling of the same Cornish name
Jermaine— shares the -maine sound and era of use
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Dashawn— same rhythmic, coined-feeling boys'-name texture

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Tremain mean?

Tremain is a Cornish surname meaning 'homestead by the stone', from tre, 'settlement', and a word for stone.

How do you pronounce Tremain?

It's said truh-MAYN /trəˈmeɪn/ — two syllables, stress on the second.

Is Tremain a boy or girl name?

Tremain is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Tremain?

Tremain is an uncommon boys' name, most seen around the turn of the nineteen-eighties.

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