US rank #11218 Boys' name Peak 2008 738 births

Trinton — #11218 US boys' name

738 babies named Trinton in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s351990s1522000s3612010s1722020s12
#11218
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 21% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Trinton was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

49 babies were named Trinton in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Trinton

The Social Security Administration has registered 738 babies named Trinton between 1978 and 2024, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Trinton currently holds the #11218 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 49 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Trinton performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 361 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Trinton shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 54 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Trinton in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Trinton 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 738 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.

Trinton at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

738

Since 1978

47 years of records

Peak year

2008

49 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#11,218

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1978

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2024

Trinton popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1978

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
49
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
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Trinton by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
361 births that decade — 49% of Trinton's all-time total
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Trinton by state

Where Trinton concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Trinton
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
54 7.3%
#2 Florida
7 0.9%
#3 Louisiana
6 0.8%
#4 Oklahoma
6 0.8%
Texas share of Trinton's total US births 7.3%
Even split

54 of 738 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Trinton?
738 babies have been named Trinton since 1978. It currently ranks #11218 among boys. The peak year was 2008 with 49 births.
When was Trinton most popular?
Trinton was most popular in the 2000s decade with 361 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Trinton most popular?
The top states for the name Trinton are Texas (54 births), Florida (7 births), Louisiana (6 births).
How long has the name Trinton been used?
Trinton has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 47 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Trinton?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tristan, Tristen, Triston, Tristin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1978–2024 (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.