US rank #8993 Boys' name Peak 2015 391 births

Trygve — #8993 US boys' name

391 babies named Trygve in U.S. Social Security records since 1907, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#8993
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 37% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Trygve was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

14 babies were named Trygve in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Trygve

The Social Security Administration has registered 391 babies named Trygve between 1907 and 2024, spanning 118 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Trygve currently holds the #8993 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Trygve performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 96 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Trygve shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Washington and North Dakota. In total, SSA state-level files list Trygve in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Trygve 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 391 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.

Trygve at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

391

Since 1907

118 years of records

Peak year

2015

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,993

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1907

Recorded for 118 years

Last year on file: 2024

Trygve popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1907

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
14
Annual births at peak — across 118 years of records
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Trygve by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
96 births that decade — 25% of Trygve's all-time total
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Trygve by state

Where Trygve concentrates geographically — total births since 1907

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Trygve
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%
Minnesota share of Trygve's total US births 2.6%
Even split

10 of 391 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Trygve?
391 babies have been named Trygve since 1907. It currently ranks #8993 among boys. The peak year was 2015 with 14 births.
When was Trygve most popular?
Trygve was most popular in the 2010s decade with 96 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Trygve most popular?
The top states for the name Trygve are Minnesota (10 births), Washington (7 births), North Dakota (5 births).
How long has the name Trygve been used?
Trygve has been recorded in Social Security data since 1907, spanning 118 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Trygve?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Trystan, Trysten, Tryston, Trystin, 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, 1907–2024 (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.