Girls' name · since 1893
Trina
Trina has 32,568 recorded births since 1893 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #797 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,902 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 32,568
- born since 1893
- 1970s
- peak decade
32,568 babies have been named Trina since 1893, making it today's #7902 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Trina has been recorded 32,568 times among girls since 1893, currently ranked #7902 nationally and more common than 54% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1893 to 2025.
- #797 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,902 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 32,568 born since 1893
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Trina ranks #797 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,902 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 32,568 born since 1893, peaking in the 1970s.
- #797 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,902 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 32,568
- born since 1893
- 1970s
- peak decade
Trina's 32,568 recorded births place it above 98.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Trina compares
32,568 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Trina's all-time total is 87x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Trina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 32,568 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,933 | 21 | 19,840 |
Trina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Trina splits its recorded history at 1969: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1893 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1970 peak of 1,933 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Trina popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–2025
- Peak year (1970)
- 1,933
- Annual births at peak, across 133 years of records
Trina popularity over time - boys
30 total births recorded since 1959 (Trina as boys' name)
Trina by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (12,135 births, 37% of the file).
1970s was Trina's strongest decade.
12,135 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Trina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 11
1900s
11 births
- 1910s 55
1910s
55 births
- 1920s 118
1920s
118 births
- 1930s 85
1930s
85 births
- 1940s 668
1940s
668 births
- 1950s 2,999
1950s
2,999 births
- 1960s
1960s
10,187 births
- 1970s
1970s
12,135 births
- 1980s 3,544
1980s
3,544 births
- 1990s 1,410
1990s
1,410 births
- 2000s 923
2000s
923 births
- 2010s 342
2010s
342 births
- 2020s 86
2020s
86 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 12,135 births (37% of all-time use).
How Trina 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 Trina's total volume
Trina by state
Where Trina concentrates geographically, total births since 1893
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 4,249 | 13.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,899 | 5.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 1,607 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 1,593 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 1,497 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 1,397 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 1,160 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 937 | 2.9% |
4,249 of 32,568 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Trina appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Trina's data
- Trina's decade-level peak was the 1970s (12,135 total births); usage has since declined to 86 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Trinas (4,249 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 Trina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~132 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, 1893–2025 (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 Trina 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.