Boys' name · since 1907
Trygve
Trygve has 391 recorded births since 1907 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,157 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 391
- born since 1907
- 2010s
- peak decade
391 boys have been named Trygve since 1907, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Trygve has 391 recorded births among boys since 1907, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1907 to 2024.
- #9,157 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 391 born since 1907
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Trygve ranks #9,157 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 391 born since 1907, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,157 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 391
- born since 1907
- 2010s
- peak decade
Trygve's 391 recorded births place it above 79.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
Trygve's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Trygve's full recorded timeline at 1991, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1907, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Trygve popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1907–2024
- Peak year (2015)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 118 years of records
Trygve by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (96 births, 25% of the file).
2010s was Trygve's strongest decade.
96 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Trygve births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
50 births
- 1920s 25
1920s
25 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 16
1940s
16 births
- 1950s 27
1950s
27 births
- 1960s 27
1960s
27 births
- 1970s 8
1970s
8 births
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s 31
1990s
31 births
- 2000s
2000s
50 births
- 2010s
2010s
96 births
- 2020s 38
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 96 births (25% of all-time use).
Trygve by state
Where Trygve concentrates geographically, total births since 1907
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 10 | 2.6% |
| #2 | Washington | | 7 | 1.8% |
| #3 | North Dakota | | 5 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Wisconsin | | 5 | 1.3% |
10 of 391 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Trygve's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (96 total births) through the 2020s (38) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Minnesota records the most Trygves (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota 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 Trygve: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~117 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, 1907–2024 (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 Trygve 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.