Recorded 1952–1974 Girls' name Peak 1959 81 births

Trinka — girls' name

81 babies named Trinka in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s311960s311970s19
1950s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Trinka was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

12 babies were named Trinka in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Trinka

The Social Security Administration has registered 81 babies named Trinka between 1952 and 1974, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Trinka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1974. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Trinka performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Trinka shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Trinka 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 81 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.

Trinka at a glance

Last recorded 1974

Total births

81

Since 1952

23 years of records

Peak year

1959

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1974

Active since

1952

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1974

Trinka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1952

Last recorded 1974
Peak year (1959)
12
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
468101214 197419731970196619641963196219611959195819531952 5

Trinka by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
31 births that decade — 38% of Trinka's all-time total
1950s311960s311970s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Trinka?
81 babies have been named Trinka since 1952. It was last recorded in 1974. The peak year was 1959 with 12 births.
When was Trinka most popular?
Trinka was most popular in the 1950s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Trinka been used?
Trinka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 23 years of data through 1974.
What names are similar to Trinka?
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, 1952–1974 (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.