Girls' name · since 1886
Trella
Since 1886, U.S. Social Security records show 477 babies named Trella, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,216 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 477
- born since 1886
- 1970s
- peak decade
Trella sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 477 recorded since 1886.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Trella has been recorded 477 times among girls since 1886, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1886 to 2009.
- #12,216 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 477 born since 1886
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Trella ranks #12,216 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 477 born since 1886, peaking in the 1970s.
- #12,216 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 477
- born since 1886
- 1970s
- peak decade
Trella's 477 recorded births place it above 83.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Trella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Trella's SSA record in two at 1944 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1886, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Trella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–2009
- Peak year (1970)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 124 years of records
Trella by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (97 births, 20% of the file).
1970s was Trella's strongest decade.
97 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Trella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 7
1890s
7 births
- 1900s 26
1900s
26 births
- 1910s
1910s
51 births
- 1920s
1920s
73 births
- 1930s
1930s
43 births
- 1940s
1940s
45 births
- 1950s
1950s
54 births
- 1960s
1960s
66 births
- 1970s
1970s
97 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 97 births (20% of all-time use).
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What to do with Trella's data
- Trella's decade-level peak was the 1970s (97 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Trella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~123 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1886–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Trella draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.