Girls' name · since 1939
Tricia
Since 1939, U.S. Social Security records show 40,134 babies named Tricia, peaking in 1971. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #687 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,428 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 40,134
- born since 1939
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Tricia is the #8428 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 40,134 recorded since 1939.
Social Security Administration records show Tricia recorded 40,134 times among girls since 1939, holding rank #8428 nationally today, ahead of 51% of girls, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1939 to 2025.
- #687 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,428 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 40,134 born since 1939
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tricia ranks #687 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,428 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 40,134 born since 1939, peaking in the 1970s.
- #687 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,428 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 40,134
- born since 1939
- 1970s
- peak decade
Tricia's 40,134 recorded births place it above 99.05% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Tricia compares
40,134 Top 4% higher than 96% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Tricia's all-time total is 107x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Tricia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 40,134 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 3,473 | 21 | 19,840 |
Tricia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tricia's full recorded timeline at 1982, 21% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 79% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2021, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1971 peak of 3,473 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tricia popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–2025
- Peak year (1971)
- 3,473
- Annual births at peak, across 87 years of records
Tricia popularity over time - boys
88 total births recorded since 1969 (Tricia as boys' name)
Tricia by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (20,520 births, 51% of the file).
1970s was Tricia's strongest decade.
20,520 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Tricia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1940s 227
1940s
227 births
- 1950s 1,491
1950s
1,491 births
- 1960s 7,569
1960s
7,569 births
- 1970s
1970s
20,520 births
- 1980s 7,088
1980s
7,088 births
- 1990s 2,462
1990s
2,462 births
- 2000s 545
2000s
545 births
- 2010s 178
2010s
178 births
- 2020s 44
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 20,520 births (51% of all-time use).
How Tricia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tricia's total volume
Tricia by state
Where Tricia concentrates geographically, total births since 1939
| 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% |
3,891 of 40,134 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Tricia appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Tricia's data
- Tricia's decade-level peak was the 1970s (20,520 total births); usage has since declined to 44 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Tricias (3,891 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tricia: 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 (~86 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, 1939–2025 (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 Tricia 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.