Boys' name · since 1978
Trinton
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 738 babies named Trinton, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,214 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 738
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Trinton sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 738 recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Trinton recorded 738 times among boys since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2024.
- #6,214 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 738 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Trinton ranks #6,214 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 738 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,214 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 738
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Trinton's 738 recorded births place it above 86.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Trinton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Trinton's full recorded timeline at 2003, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 49 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Trinton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2024
- Peak year (2008)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Trinton by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (361 births, 49% of the file).
2000s was Trinton's strongest decade.
361 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Trinton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 35
1980s
35 births
- 1990s
1990s
152 births
- 2000s
2000s
361 births
- 2010s
2010s
172 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 361 births (49% of all-time use).
How Trinton compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Trinton's total volume
Trinton by state
Where Trinton concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| 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% |
54 of 738 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Trinton's data
- Trinton's decade-level peak was the 2000s (361 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Trintons (54 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Trinton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~46 yrs)
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, 1978–2024 (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 Trinton 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.