Girls' name · since 1966
Trivia
Since 1966, U.S. Social Security records show 159 babies named Trivia, peaking in 1984. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,225 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 159
- born since 1966
- 1980s
- peak decade
159 girls have been named Trivia since 1966, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Trivia has been recorded 159 times among girls since 1966, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1966 to 1996.
- #22,225 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 159 born since 1966
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Trivia ranks #22,225 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 159 born since 1966, peaking in the 1980s.
- #22,225 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 159
- born since 1966
- 1980s
- peak decade
Trivia's 159 recorded births place it above 69.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Trivia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Trivia's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1966, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1984 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Trivia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1996
- Peak year (1984)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Trivia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (78 births, 49% of the file).
1980s was Trivia's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Trivia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
58 births
- 1980s
1980s
78 births
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 78 births (49% of all-time use).
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- Trivia's decade-level peak was the 1980s (78 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Trivia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1966–1996 (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 Trivia 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.