Girls' name · since 1921

Trinity

85,348 babies named Trinity in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#418 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#428 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
85,348
born since 1921
2000s
peak decade

Trinity currently ranks #428 among girls' names in America, with 85,348 babies recorded since 1921.

Trinity has 85,348 recorded births among girls since 1921, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #428 as of the latest data, more common than 98% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 2025.

  • #418 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #428 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 85,348 born since 1921
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Trinity ranks #418 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #428 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 85,348 born since 1921, peaking in the 2000s.

#418 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#428 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
85,348
born since 1921
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%97.5%
Trinity vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Trinity's 85,348 recorded births place it above 99.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

51 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Trinity compares

85,348 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Trinity's all-time total is 227x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Trinity Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 85,348 376 567,345
Peak-year births 5,638 21 19,840

Trinity's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Trinity splits its recorded history at 1994: 97% of all births land in the more recent half, 3% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1921 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 5,638 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Trinity popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2025

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2004)
5,638
Annual births at peak, across 105 years of records
02,0004,0006,000 192119701978198619942002201020182025 725

Trinity popularity over time - boys

2,844 total births recorded since 1971 (Trinity as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 2,844 births
050100150 197119781985199219992006201320202025 9

Trinity by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (46,889 births, 55% of the file).

2000s was Trinity's strongest decade.

46,889 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Trinity births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 46,889 births (55% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Trinity 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 Trinity's total volume

Trinity vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10%12% 6080100120140160 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -146, 2.1%-119, 2.2%-136, 4.2%-146, 1.8%-146, 2.4%-144, 3.4%-146, 1.7%-146, 3%-82, 7.5%-123, 3.9%-145, 9.7%-110, 4.8%-110, 4.2%-103, 7.2%-146, 4.1%Trinity-105, 6.6%Trinity
Trinity vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Trinity by state

Where Trinity concentrates geographically, total births since 1921

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Trinity
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
8,145 9.5%
#2 California
7,388 8.7%
#3 Florida
5,212 6.1%
#4 Georgia
4,284 5.0%
#5 Ohio
3,510 4.1%
#6 North Carolina
3,387 4.0%
#7 Illinois
2,998 3.5%
#8 New York
2,827 3.3%
Texas share of Trinity's total US births 9.5%
Even split

8,145 of 85,348 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Trinity appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Trinity?
Trinity has been given to 85,348 babies in the U.S. since 1921, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #418 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #428 of 17,297. 5,638 babies were born in 2004, its single highest year.
Where does Trinity sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Trinity ranks #418 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #428 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Trinity most popular?
Trinity was most popular in the 2000s decade with 46,889 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Trinity most popular?
The top states for the name Trinity are Texas (8,145 births), California (7,388 births), Florida (5,212 births).
How long has the name Trinity been used?
Trinity has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 105 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Trinity?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Trisha, Tricia, Trina, Trista, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Trinity's data

  • Trinity's decade-level peak was the 2000s (46,889 total births); usage has since declined to 5,884 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Trinitys (8,145 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Trinity

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Trinity: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1921–2025 (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 Trinity 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.