Recorded 1939–2023 Girls' name Peak 1971 40,122 births

Tricia — girls' name

40,122 babies named Tricia in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s101940s2271950s14911960s75691970s205201980s70881990s24622000s5452010s1782020s32
1970s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Tricia was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

3,473 babies were named Tricia in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tricia

The Social Security Administration has registered 40,122 babies named Tricia between 1939 and 2023, spanning 85 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tricia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 3,473 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tricia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 20,520 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Tricia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 3,891 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Tricia in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tricia 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 40,122 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.

Tricia at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

40,122

Since 1939

85 years of records

Peak year

1971

3,473 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1939

Recorded for 85 years

Last year on file: 2023

Tricia popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1939

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1971)
3,473
Annual births at peak — across 85 years of records
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Tricia popularity over time — boys

88 total births recorded since 1969 (Tricia as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 88 births
05101520 198419811980197919781976197419731972197119701969 8

Tricia by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
20,520 births that decade — 51% of Tricia's all-time total
1930s101940s2271950s14911960s75691970s205201980s70881990s24622000s5452010s1782020s32

Tricia by state

Where Tricia concentrates geographically — total births since 1939

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Tricia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
3,891 9.7%
#2 New York
3,314 8.3%
#3 Ohio
2,928 7.3%
#4 Pennsylvania
2,420 6.0%
#5 Illinois
2,379 5.9%
#6 Michigan
2,154 5.4%
#7 Texas
1,766 4.4%
#8 Wisconsin
1,499 3.7%
California share of Tricia's total US births 9.7%
Even split

3,891 of 40,122 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Tricia appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tricia?
40,122 babies have been named Tricia since 1939. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1971 with 3,473 births.
When was Tricia most popular?
Tricia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 20,520 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Tricia most popular?
The top states for the name Tricia are California (3,891 births), New York (3,314 births), Ohio (2,928 births).
How long has the name Tricia been used?
Tricia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1939, spanning 85 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Tricia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Trinity, Trisha, Trina, Trista, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1939–2023 (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.