Girls' name · since 1895
Trilby
Since 1895, U.S. Social Security records show 567 babies named Trilby, peaking in 1925. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,951 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 567
- born since 1895
- 1920s
- peak decade
Trilby sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 567 recorded since 1895.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Trilby has been recorded 567 times among girls since 1895, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1895 to 2010.
- #10,951 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 567 born since 1895
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Trilby ranks #10,951 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 567 born since 1895, peaking in the 1920s.
- #10,951 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 567
- born since 1895
- 1920s
- peak decade
Trilby's 567 recorded births place it above 84.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Trilby's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Trilby's SSA record in two at 1943 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1925 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Trilby popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1895–2010
- Peak year (1925)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 116 years of records
Trilby by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (116 births, 20% of the file).
1920s was Trilby's strongest decade.
116 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Trilby births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 18
1890s
18 births
- 1910s
1910s
55 births
- 1920s
1920s
116 births
- 1930s
1930s
99 births
- 1940s
1940s
56 births
- 1950s
1950s
89 births
- 1960s 42
1960s
42 births
- 1970s 39
1970s
39 births
- 1980s 27
1980s
27 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 116 births (20% of all-time use).
How Trilby 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 Trilby's total volume
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What to do with Trilby's data
- Trilby's decade-level peak was the 1920s (116 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Trilby: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~115 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, 1895–2010 (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 Trilby 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.