Recorded 1967–2022 Boys' name Peak 2011 194 births

Trig — boys' name

194 babies named Trig in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s52000s312010s1362020s22
2010s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Trig was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

35 babies were named Trig in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Trig

The Social Security Administration has registered 194 babies named Trig between 1967 and 2022, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Trig currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Trig performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 136 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Trig shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Trig in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Trig 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 194 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.

Trig at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

194

Since 1967

56 years of records

Peak year

2011

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1967

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 2022

Trig popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1967

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2011)
35
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
010203040 202220202018201620142012201020081967 5

Trig by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
136 births that decade — 70% of Trig's all-time total
1960s52000s312010s1362020s22

Trig by state

Where Trig concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Trig
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
5 2.6%
Minnesota share of Trig's total US births 2.6%

5 of 194 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Trig?
194 babies have been named Trig since 1967. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2011 with 35 births.
When was Trig most popular?
Trig was most popular in the 2010s decade with 136 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Trig most popular?
The top states for the name Trig are Minnesota (5 births).
How long has the name Trig been used?
Trig has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 56 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Trig?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tristan, Tristen, Triston, Tristin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1967–2022 (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.