Recorded 1956–2002 Girls' name Peak 1971 956 births

Trinette — girls' name

956 babies named Trinette in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s241960s2161970s5521980s1261990s312000s7
1970s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Trinette was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

86 babies were named Trinette in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Trinette

The Social Security Administration has registered 956 babies named Trinette between 1956 and 2002, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Trinette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 86 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Trinette performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 552 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Trinette shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 61 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Louisiana and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Trinette in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Trinette 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 956 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.

Trinette at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

956

Since 1956

47 years of records

Peak year

1971

86 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1956

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2002

Trinette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1956

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1971)
86
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
020406080100 200219901984197919741969196419591956 6

Trinette by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
552 births that decade — 58% of Trinette's all-time total
1950s241960s2161970s5521980s1261990s312000s7

Trinette by state

Where Trinette concentrates geographically — total births since 1956

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Trinette
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
61 6.4%
#2 Louisiana
58 6.1%
#3 California
41 4.3%
#4 Florida
17 1.8%
#5 Texas
11 1.2%
#6 New York
6 0.6%
#7 Maryland
5 0.5%
#8 North Carolina
5 0.5%
Illinois share of Trinette's total US births 6.4%
Even split

61 of 956 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Trinette?
956 babies have been named Trinette since 1956. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1971 with 86 births.
When was Trinette most popular?
Trinette was most popular in the 1970s decade with 552 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Trinette most popular?
The top states for the name Trinette are Illinois (61 births), Louisiana (58 births), California (41 births).
How long has the name Trinette been used?
Trinette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 47 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Trinette?
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.

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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, 1956–2002 (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.