Recorded 1965–1984 Girls' name Peak 1979 126 births

Trinetta — girls' name

126 babies named Trinetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s191970s951980s12
1970s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Trinetta was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

14 babies were named Trinetta in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Trinetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 126 babies named Trinetta between 1965 and 1984, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Trinetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Trinetta performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Trinetta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Trinetta in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Trinetta 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 126 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.

Trinetta at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

126

Since 1965

20 years of records

Peak year

1979

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1965

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1984

Trinetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1965

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1979)
14
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
46810121416 19841979197719751973197119691965 5

Trinetta by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
95 births that decade — 75% of Trinetta's all-time total
1960s191970s951980s12

Trinetta by state

Where Trinetta concentrates geographically — total births since 1965

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Trinetta
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 4.0%
Illinois share of Trinetta's total US births 4.0%

5 of 126 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Trinetta?
126 babies have been named Trinetta since 1965. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1979 with 14 births.
When was Trinetta most popular?
Trinetta was most popular in the 1970s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Trinetta most popular?
The top states for the name Trinetta are Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Trinetta been used?
Trinetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 20 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Trinetta?
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, 1965–1984 (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.