Recorded 1974–2003 Girls' name Peak 1991 191 births

Trenisha — girls' name

191 babies named Trenisha in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s161980s701990s952000s10
1990s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Trenisha was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

18 babies were named Trenisha in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Trenisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 191 babies named Trenisha between 1974 and 2003, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Trenisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Trenisha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Trenisha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Trenisha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Trenisha in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 191 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Trenisha at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

191

Since 1974

30 years of records

Peak year

1991

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1974

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2003

Trenisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1974

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1991)
18
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
05101520 20031997199419911988198519811974 8

Trenisha by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
95 births that decade — 50% of Trenisha's all-time total
1970s161980s701990s952000s10

Trenisha by state

Where Trenisha concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Trenisha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.6%
California share of Trenisha's total US births 2.6%

5 of 191 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Trenisha?
191 babies have been named Trenisha since 1974. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1991 with 18 births.
When was Trenisha most popular?
Trenisha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Trenisha most popular?
The top states for the name Trenisha are California (5 births).
How long has the name Trenisha been used?
Trenisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 30 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Trenisha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Treva, Treasure, Tressa, Tressie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.