Girls' name · since 1934
Trisha
Since 1934, U.S. Social Security records show 40,302 babies named Trisha, peaking in 1979. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #684 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,472 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 40,302
- born since 1934
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Trisha is the #3472 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 40,302 recorded since 1934.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Trisha has been recorded 40,302 times among girls since 1934, currently ranked #3472 nationally and more common than 80% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1934 to 2025.
- #684 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,472 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 40,302 born since 1934
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Trisha ranks #684 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,472 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 40,302 born since 1934, peaking in the 1980s.
- #684 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,472 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 40,302
- born since 1934
- 1980s
- peak decade
Trisha's 40,302 recorded births place it above 99.05% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Trisha compares
40,302 Top 4% higher than 96% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Trisha's all-time total is 107x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Trisha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 40,302 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,777 | 21 | 19,840 |
Trisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Trisha's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1934, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 1,777, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Trisha popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–2025
- Peak year (1979)
- 1,777
- Annual births at peak, across 92 years of records
Trisha popularity over time - boys
53 total births recorded since 1976 (Trisha as boys' name)
Trisha by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (12,807 births, 32% of the file).
1980s was Trisha's strongest decade.
12,807 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Trisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 229
1940s
229 births
- 1950s 567
1950s
567 births
- 1960s
1960s
5,494 births
- 1970s
1970s
12,544 births
- 1980s
1980s
12,807 births
- 1990s
1990s
5,319 births
- 2000s 2,036
2000s
2,036 births
- 2010s 1,016
2010s
1,016 births
- 2020s 285
2020s
285 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 12,807 births (32% of all-time use).
How Trisha compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Trisha's total volume
Trisha by state
Where Trisha concentrates geographically, total births since 1934
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 4,891 | 12.1% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 2,530 | 6.3% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 2,424 | 6.0% |
| #4 | Texas | | 2,179 | 5.4% |
| #5 | New York | | 2,178 | 5.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 2,151 | 5.3% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 1,948 | 4.8% |
| #8 | Wisconsin | | 1,342 | 3.3% |
4,891 of 40,302 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Trisha appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Trisha's data
- Trisha's decade-level peak was the 1980s (12,807 total births); usage has since declined to 285 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Trishas (4,891 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Trisha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~91 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, 1934–2025 (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 Trisha 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.