Traksėdžiai was formerly part of the German Empire. In the German Empire, the place was called Trakseden.
The place is now called Traksėdžiai and belongs to Lithuania.
| Historical place name | Country | Administration | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trakseden | German Empire | Heydekrug | before the Versailles Treaty |
| Traksėdžiai | Lithuania | Šilutė | after the Versailles Treaty |
| Trakseden | German Empire | Heydekrug | 1939 |
| Traksėdžiai | Soviet Union | Šilutė/Šilute | 1945 |
| Traksedžjaj | Soviet Union | Šilutė/Šilute | 1945 |
| Traksėdžiai | Lithuania | Šilutė | 1992 |