Trinidad — #4883 US boys' name
5,357 babies named Trinidad in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 66% of names given to boys today.
15% of everyone ever named Trinidad was born in this single decade.
161 babies were named Trinidad in 1922 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Trinidad
The Social Security Administration has registered 5,357 babies named Trinidad between 1900 and 2024, spanning 125 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Trinidad currently holds the #4883 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 161 babies received it in a single year. Trinidad is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 4,347 additional births since 1884.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Trinidad performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 807 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Trinidad shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 2,275 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New Mexico. In total, SSA state-level files list Trinidad in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Trinidad 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 5,357 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.
Trinidad at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
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Trinidad popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1900
- Peak year (1922)
- 161
- Annual births at peak — across 125 years of records
Currently ranks #4883 among boys.
5,357 total births across 125 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1922 with 161 births in a single year.
Trinidad popularity over time — girls
4,347 total births recorded since 1884 (Trinidad as girls' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The girls' variant of Trinidad accounts for 45% of total recorded use across both genders.
Trinidad by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 807 births that decade — 15% of Trinidad's all-time total
Trinidad decade highlights
- Peak decade 807 births
- Runner-up 542 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Trinidad's strongest decade
807 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 15% of all-time use.
Trinidad by state
Where Trinidad concentrates geographically — total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,275 | 42.5% |
| #2 | California | | 1,559 | 29.1% |
| #3 | New Mexico | | 110 | 2.1% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 65 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 29 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Colorado | | 16 | 0.3% |
2,275 of 5,357 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 42.5% of nationwide
- California 29.1% of nationwide
- New Mexico 2.1% of nationwide
- Arizona 1.2% of nationwide
- Illinois 0.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 6 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 42.5% of all recorded births nationwide — a strong regional concentration for this name.
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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, 1900–2024 (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.