Recorded 1916–1991 Unisex name Peak 1921 308 births

Trine — unisex name

308 babies named Trine in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s201920s1241930s321940s241950s131960s471970s351980s51990s8
1920s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Trine was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

36 babies were named Trine in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Trine

The Social Security Administration has registered 308 babies named Trine between 1916 and 1991, spanning 76 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Trine currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 36 babies received it in a single year. Trine is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 40 additional births since 1920.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Trine performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 124 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Trine shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 124 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Trine in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Trine 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 308 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.

Trine at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

308

Since 1916

76 years of records

Peak year

1921

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1916

Recorded for 76 years

Last year on file: 1991

Trine popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1916

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1921)
36
Annual births at peak — across 76 years of records
010203040 199119711963195019391929192319171916 6

Trine popularity over time — boys

40 total births recorded since 1920 (Trine as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 40 births
468101214 19571955192219211920 7

Trine by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
124 births that decade — 40% of Trine's all-time total
1910s201920s1241930s321940s241950s131960s471970s351980s51990s8

Trine by state

Where Trine concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Trine
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
124 40.3%
Texas share of Trine's total US births 40.3%

124 of 308 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Trine?
308 babies have been named Trine since 1916. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1921 with 36 births.
When was Trine most popular?
Trine was most popular in the 1920s decade with 124 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Trine most popular?
The top states for the name Trine are Texas (124 births).
Is Trine a unisex name?
Yes, Trine is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 308 births, and as a boy's name it has 40 births.
How long has the name Trine been used?
Trine has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 76 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Trine?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Trinity, Trisha, Tricia, Trina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1916–1991 (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.