Recorded 1908–2016 Girls' name Peak 1980 110 births

Tryphena — girls' name

110 babies named Tryphena in U.S. Social Security records since 1908, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51920s71970s231980s291990s112000s222010s13
1980s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Tryphena was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

8 babies were named Tryphena in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tryphena

The Social Security Administration has registered 110 babies named Tryphena between 1908 and 2016, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Tryphena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tryphena performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Tryphena shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tryphena 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 110 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.

Tryphena at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

110

Since 1908

109 years of records

Peak year

1980

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1908

Recorded for 109 years

Last year on file: 2016

Tryphena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1908

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1980)
8
Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
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Tryphena by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
29 births that decade — 26% of Tryphena's all-time total
1900s51920s71970s231980s291990s112000s222010s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tryphena?
110 babies have been named Tryphena since 1908. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1980 with 8 births.
When was Tryphena most popular?
Tryphena was most popular in the 1980s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Tryphena been used?
Tryphena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1908, spanning 109 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Tryphena?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Trystan, Trynity, Trysta, Trysten, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1908–2016 (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.