Boys' name · since 2009
Trigger
Trigger has 269 recorded births since 2009 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,257 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,319 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 269
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Trigger is the #10319 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 269 recorded since 2009.
Social Security Administration records show Trigger recorded 269 times among boys since 2009, holding rank #10319 nationally today, ahead of 26% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2025.
- #11,257 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,319 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 269 born since 2009
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Trigger ranks #11,257 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,319 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 269 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,257 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,319 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 269
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Trigger's 269 recorded births place it above 75.24% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Trigger compares
269 43rd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Trigger's all-time total is 27% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Trigger | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 269 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 34 | 22,252 |
Trigger's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Trigger splits its recorded history at 2017: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2025 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Trigger popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Trigger by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (183 births, 68% of the file).
2010s was Trigger's strongest decade.
183 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Trigger births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 15
2000s
15 births
- 2010s
2010s
183 births
- 2020s 71
2020s
71 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 183 births (68% of all-time use).
Trigger by state
Where Trigger concentrates geographically, total births since 2009
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What to do with Trigger's data
- Trigger's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (183 total births) through the 2020s (71) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Triggers (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Trigger: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~16 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, 2009–2025 (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 Trigger 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.