Unisex name · since 1909
Trellis
345 babies named Trellis in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,762 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 345
- born since 1909
- 1960s
- peak decade
Trellis sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 345 recorded since 1909.
Social Security Administration records show Trellis recorded 345 times among girls since 1909, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 1982.
- #14,762 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 345 born since 1909
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Trellis ranks #14,762 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 345 born since 1909, peaking in the 1960s.
- #14,762 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 345
- born since 1909
- 1960s
- peak decade
Trellis's 345 recorded births place it above 79.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Trellis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Trellis's full recorded timeline at 1955, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1909, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1971 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Trellis popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–1982
- Peak year (1971)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Trellis popularity over time - boys
103 total births recorded since 1930 (Trellis as boys' name)
Trellis by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (79 births, 23% of the file).
1960s was Trellis's strongest decade.
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Trellis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1920s 27
1920s
27 births
- 1930s 31
1930s
31 births
- 1940s
1940s
47 births
- 1950s
1950s
57 births
- 1960s
1960s
79 births
- 1970s
1970s
73 births
- 1980s 15
1980s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 79 births (23% of all-time use).
Trellis by state
Where Trellis concentrates geographically, total births since 1909
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 19 | 5.5% |
19 of 345 births nationwide.
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What to do with Trellis's data
- Trellis's decade-level peak was the 1960s (79 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Trelliss (19 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Trellis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~73 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, 1909–1982 (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 Trellis 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.