US rank #5267 Boys' name Peak 2009 421 births

Trip — #5267 US boys' name

421 babies named Trip in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s101970s52000s1022010s1952020s109
#5267
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 63% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Trip was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

38 babies were named Trip in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Trip

The Social Security Administration has registered 421 babies named Trip between 1960 and 2024, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Trip currently holds the #5267 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 38 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Trip performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 195 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Trip shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Trip in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Trip 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 421 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.

Trip at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

421

Since 1960

65 years of records

Peak year

2009

38 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,267

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1960

Recorded for 65 years

Last year on file: 2024

Trip popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1960

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
38
Annual births at peak — across 65 years of records
010203040 202420212018201520122009200619751960 5

Trip by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
195 births that decade — 46% of Trip's all-time total
1960s101970s52000s1022010s1952020s109

Trip by state

Where Trip concentrates geographically — total births since 1960

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Trip
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
22 5.2%
#2 Ohio
5 1.2%
Texas share of Trip's total US births 5.2%
Even split

22 of 421 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Trip?
421 babies have been named Trip since 1960. It currently ranks #5267 among boys. The peak year was 2009 with 38 births.
When was Trip most popular?
Trip was most popular in the 2010s decade with 195 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Trip most popular?
The top states for the name Trip are Texas (22 births), Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Trip been used?
Trip has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 65 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Trip?
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, 1960–2024 (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.