Trâm was born in 1915. Trâm's father was Tiên and her mother was Tuất Nghiêm phú. Her paternal grandparents were Tại and Yên Nguyễn. She had three brothers named Đĩnh, Lãng and Cẩm. She had two half-brothers and a half-sister, named Chấn, Hiển and Xuyến.