Total births
200
Girls' name · since 1963
Trica
Trica has 200 recorded births since 1963 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1971 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 200
- total births
- 1963–1991
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 75%
- born in that decade
Trica is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 200 have been recorded since 1963.
Trica has 200 recorded births among girls since 1963, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 1991.
- 200 total births
- 1963–1991 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 75% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
200 girls have been named Trica since 1963, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1991.
- 200
- total births
- 1963–1991
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 75%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
75% of everyone ever named Trica was born in this single decade.
1971
Single peak year
24 babies were named Trica in 1971 - its busiest year on record.
Trica's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Trica's SSA record in two at 1975 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1963, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1971 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Trica at a glance
Last recorded 1991Peak year
1971
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1963
Trica popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1991
- Peak year (1971)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Trica by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Trica's strongest decade.
149 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Trica births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 26
1960s
26 births
- 1970s
1970s
149 births
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 149 births (75% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Trica? ▼
Trica has been given to 200 babies in the U.S. since 1963, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1991. 24 babies were born in 1971, its single highest year.
When was Trica most popular? ▼
Trica was most popular in the 1970s decade with 149 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Trica been used? ▼
Records for Trica go back to 1963, giving 29 years of history through 1991.
What names are similar to Trica? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Trinity, Trisha, Tricia, Trina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Trica's data
- Trica's decade-level peak was the 1970s (149 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Trica
Nearby Names Like Trica
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Trica
Trinity Girl
#400 85,348 births
Trisha Girl
#2826 40,302 births
Tricia Girl
40,134 births
Trina Girl
#7274 32,568 births
Trista Girl
#12381 12,459 births
Compare Trica side by side: Trica vs Trinity Trica vs Trisha Trica vs Tricia
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1963–1991 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Trica: Baby Name Since 1963 - 200 Births, Peak 1971." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/trica. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Trica 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 July 2026.