Girls' name · since 1915
Trieste
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 45 babies named Trieste, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #36,316 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 45
- born since 1915
- 1910s
- peak decade
Trieste is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 45 have been recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Trieste recorded 45 times among girls since 1915, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2000.
- #36,316 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 45 born since 1915
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Trieste ranks #36,316 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 45 born since 1915, peaking in the 1910s.
- #36,316 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 45
- born since 1915
- 1910s
- peak decade
Trieste's 45 recorded births place it above 49.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Trieste's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Trieste splits its recorded history at 1976: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2000 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Trieste popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2000
- Peak year (1980)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
Trieste by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (14 births, 31% of the file).
1910s was Trieste's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Trieste births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
14 births
- 1950s
1950s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
9 births
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 14 births (31% of all-time use).
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What to do with Trieste's data
- Trieste's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (14 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Trieste: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~85 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, 1915–2000 (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 Trieste 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.