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.

#19,839 of 72,339
all-time among girls
200
born since 1963
1970s
peak 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.

  • #19,839 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 200 born since 1963
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Trica ranks #19,839 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 200 born since 1963, peaking in the 1970s.

#19,839 of 72,339
all-time among girls
200
born since 1963
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Trica's 200 recorded births place it above 72.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

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 popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1991

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1971)
24
Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
0510152025 1963197019731976197919851991 5

Trica by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (149 births, 75% of the file).

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

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 149 births (75% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

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 archive ordinal is #19,839 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1991. 24 babies were born in 1971, its single highest year.
Where does Trica sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Trica ranks #19,839 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Trica

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Trica: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1963–1991 (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 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 August 2026.