Etymology & Historical Origin of the Baby Name Trey

Trey comes from the Old French vocabulary word “treis” and the Latin “tres” meaning ‘the three’. It usually signifies the three in any suit of playing cards. It may be given to the third son born into a family. Trey probably started out as a nickname in England, but eventually became a masculine given name, used mainly in the United States. The modern French word “tres” (pronounced the same way as Trey) means ‘very’.

All About the Baby Name – Trey

Personality

OF THE BOY NAME TREY

The number Five personality loves the excitement of life and can easily adapt to all situations. As natural adventurers, these personalities thrive on the new and unexpected and prefer to be in constant motion. It makes them feel alive. They'll stir up some action if there's not enough around, and as inherent risk-takers they enjoy pushing the envelope. Naturally rebellious, the Five personality has no fear and never resists change.  Traveling and new experiences feed their souls. Fives are very social and attract friends with ease. People love to be around the Five fun-loving and exciting energy.  This is also a lucky number in numerology (like the Threes), so fortune seems to shine on them, helped along by their own optimism and good-nature. Fives have a quick wit, a cerebral mind, and are generally very persuasive. 

Popularity

OF THE BOY NAME TREY

The name Trey first appeared on the U.S. naming charts in 1964. The name has very modern roots as a given name. Trey climbed slowly and methodically up the American naming charts for over 30 years, and reached its peak popularity at the end of the century in 1999. It has never experienced more than semi-high moderate usage. As we’ve entered the 21st century, the name Trey appears to be on the downswing. It is now given to barely 1,000 baby boys a year. However, the state of South Dakota is still on board – they rank Trey on their Top 100 list of most favored boy names. It’s a cute name to give your third son, or a boy inside of triplets. It has also been a name of choice among African-Americans. It’s simple, one-syllable and unpretentious. There’s just something about this name that is…shall we say…Trey-cool?

Quick Facts

ON TREY

GENDER:

Boy

ORIGIN:

English

NUMBER OF SYLLABLES:

1

RANKING POPULARITY:

405

PRONUNCIATION:

TRAY

SIMPLE MEANING:

Three

Characteristics

OF TREY

Freedom-loving

Adventurous

Adaptable

Intellectual

Easygoing

Progressive

Sensual

Cultural References to the Baby Name – Trey

Literary Characters

OF THE BABY NAME TREY

We cannot find any significant literary characters by the name of Trey

Childrens Books

ON THE BABY NAME TREY

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Popular Songs

ON TREY

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Famous People

NAMED TREY

Trey Parker (co-creator of South Park, born Randolph Severn Parker III)
Trey Anastasio (musician)
Trey Beamon (baseball player)
Trey Brown (football player)
Trey Darilek (football player)
Trey Hardee (Olympic athlete)
Trey Hodges (baseball player)
Trey Lewis (football player)
Trey Lorenz (musician)
Trey Lunsford (baseball player)
Trey Merkins (football player)
Trey Moore (baseball player)
Trey Phillips (actor)
Trey Songz (singer)
Trey Spruance (guitarist)
Trey Teague (football player)

Children of Famous People

NAMED TREY

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Historic Figures

WITH THE NAME TREY

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