Tremel
A French surname derived from the word "trémier" meaning miller or flour dealer.
Name Census estimates that about 334 living Americans carry the first name Tremel. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Tremel today is around 30 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tremel births was 2009 (15 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tremel. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
334
~ 1 in 1,026,211 Americans
Peak year
2009
15 babies that year
Average age
30
years old
2018 SSA rank
#12,005
Tracked since 1966
Census
Tremel in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 300 people with the first name Tremel, which placed it at #29,484 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#29,484
National first-name rank
People counted
300
300 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
90.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Tremel
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tremel is Black at 90.0%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (4.3%) and Hispanic (3.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Tremel described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Tremel at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American90.0% · 270
- Two or more races4.3% · 13
- Hispanic or Latino3.3% · 10
- White2.0% · 6
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.3% · 1
Popularity
Tremel: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Tremel from the 1960s through to the 2010s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 103 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Tremel remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tremel by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Tremel during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Tremels live
Origin
Meaning and history of Tremel
The given name Tremel traces its origins to the Old German language, which was spoken by various Germanic tribes in central Europe during the medieval period. It is believed to have derived from the Old German word "tremelan," which means "to tremble" or "to shake." This suggests that the name may have been originally given to someone with a physical trait or personality characteristic associated with trembling or shaking.
The earliest recorded use of the name Tremel can be found in various medieval German records and manuscripts from the 10th to 12th centuries. During this time, it was primarily used by Germanic communities in what is now modern-day Germany, Austria, and parts of Switzerland.
While the name does not appear to have any direct references in ancient texts or religious scriptures, it is possible that its meaning and association with trembling or shaking may have been influenced by certain cultural or religious beliefs of the time.
One of the earliest documented individuals with the name Tremel was a German monk and scribe named Tremel von Mainz, who lived in the 11th century and was known for his meticulous work in copying and preserving historical manuscripts.
In the 13th century, a nobleman named Tremel von Heidelberg was recorded as a prominent figure in the court of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II. He was known for his diplomatic skills and served as an ambassador to various European courts.
During the Renaissance period, a notable artist and sculptor named Tremel Schutzmann, born in 1472 in Nuremberg, gained recognition for his intricate woodcarvings and sculptures adorning churches and public buildings throughout Germany.
In the 17th century, a German philosopher and theologian named Tremel Gottlieb, born in 1629, made significant contributions to the field of ethics and moral philosophy, publishing several influential works on the subject.
In more recent history, a German mathematician and physicist named Tremel Helmholtz, born in 1821, made groundbreaking discoveries in the fields of electromagnetism and optics, establishing fundamental principles that are still widely studied and applied today.
These are just a few examples of notable individuals throughout history who bore the name Tremel, reflecting its long-standing presence and use within German-speaking cultures and communities.
People
Tremel + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Tremel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Tremel: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tremel?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 334 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tremel going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,026,211 US residents.
Is Tremel a common name?
We classify Tremel as "Very Rare". It ranks above 80.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 344 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tremel most popular?
The single biggest year for Tremel was 2009, when 15 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tremel is about 30 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Tremel in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 300 people with the name Tremel, or 0.10 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #29,484 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Tremel in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Tremel?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Tremel leans strongly male. 279 people counted with this name were male (92.7%), compared with 22 female bearers (7.3%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Tremel?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tremel is Black at 90.0%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (4.3%) and Hispanic (3.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Tremel most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Tremel in the 2020 Census, accounting for 90.0% (270 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Tremel in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Tremel a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Tremel in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Tremel still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Tremel in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Tremel can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Tremel?
Want to know how many people have the name Tremel? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.