Recorded 1946–2018 Girls' name Peak 1977 3,076 births

Trish — girls' name

3,076 babies named Trish in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s321950s2581960s6351970s9851980s6261990s1042000s3292010s107
1970s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Trish was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

229 babies were named Trish in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Trish

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,076 babies named Trish between 1946 and 2018, spanning 73 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Trish currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 229 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Trish performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 985 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Trish shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 302 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Trish in 27 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Trish 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 3,076 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.

Trish at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

3,076

Since 1946

73 years of records

Peak year

1977

229 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1946

Recorded for 73 years

Last year on file: 2018

Trish popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1946

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1977)
229
Annual births at peak — across 73 years of records
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Trish by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
985 births that decade — 32% of Trish's all-time total
1940s321950s2581960s6351970s9851980s6261990s1042000s3292010s107

Trish by state

Where Trish concentrates geographically — total births since 1946

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Trish
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
302 9.8%
#2 Pennsylvania
149 4.8%
#3 Louisiana
109 3.5%
#4 Texas
89 2.9%
#5 Ohio
85 2.8%
#6 New York
67 2.2%
#7 Michigan
56 1.8%
#8 Illinois
50 1.6%
California share of Trish's total US births 9.8%
Even split

302 of 3,076 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.

Trish appears in 27 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Trish?
3,076 babies have been named Trish since 1946. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1977 with 229 births.
When was Trish most popular?
Trish was most popular in the 1970s decade with 985 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Where is Trish most popular?
The top states for the name Trish are California (302 births), Pennsylvania (149 births), Louisiana (109 births).
How long has the name Trish been used?
Trish has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 73 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Trish?
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.

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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, 1946–2018 (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.