Trinity

#428 for girls in 2025, 725 births · #8,243 for boys in 2025, 9 births
Given to girls 96.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
2004 · 5,638 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
13 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
85,348
since 1921

Trinity over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201986peak #48, 2004girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#428725#8,2439
2024#400791#8,3129
2023#348875#7,73810
2022#3081,037#5,01919
2021#2731,149#5,77615
2020#2251,307#7,03411
2019#1771,646#5,55516
2018#1681,732#5,32017
2017#1601,865#5,11118
2016#1372,241#5,12418
2015#1292,525#4,40722
2014#1102,818#5,25217
2013#1082,928#3,75327
2012#913,251#3,29733
2011#773,625#3,30633
2010#723,708#3,01438
2009#744,028#2,80043
2008#704,276#2,16162
2007#724,374#2,60247
2006#644,838#1,87772
2005#485,455#1,86968
2004#485,638#1,48491
2003#565,130#1,70272
2002#704,385#1,72367
2001#674,481#1,254106
2000#744,284#1,271102
1999#2091,481#1,32990
1998#523481#1,46576
1997#543437#1,65760
1996#670331#1,98644
1995#662322#1,95543
1994#785260#2,61828
1993#895215#1,57757
1992#1,016185#2,04638
1991#1,189146#1,95239
1990#1,243133#1,87041
1989#1,239128#1,59050
1988#1,49191#1,52548
1987#1,318104#1,50647
1986#1,34398#1,40350
1985#1,276105#1,21461
1984#1,34390#1,63036
1983#1,183110#1,09566
1982#1,138123#1,14064
1981#1,082129#1,06274
1980#1,125121#98284
1979#985145#91791
1978#958145#854101
1977#903157#796115
1976#971131#790110
1975#823165#774114
1974#984124#88583
1973#1,13298#1,08256
1972#1,54160#1,60329
1971#2,54229#3,9637
1970#3,11021
1969#5,0579
1968#4,00012
1967#4,6259
1966#4,4939
1965#5,8176
1964#3,51514
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First appearance
1921

The first year at least five girls were named Trinity! It came in at #4,464, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1922–1958, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Trinity is popular in 1986

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Trinity, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Trinity, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Trinity, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Trinity, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Trinity, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Trinity, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Trinity, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Trinity, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Trinity, so not publishedMNIllinois: #1,237 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 14,187 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Trinity, so not publishedWIMichigan: #968 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 11,306 girlsMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Trinity, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Trinity, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Trinity, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Trinity, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Trinity, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Trinity, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Trinity, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Trinity, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Trinity, so not publishedINOhio: #825 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 9,706 girlsOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Trinity, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Trinity, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Trinity, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,330 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 14,836 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Trinity, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Trinity, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Trinity, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Trinity, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Trinity, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Trinity, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Trinity, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Trinity, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Trinity, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Trinity, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Trinity, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Trinity, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Trinity, so not publishedARTennessee: #616 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,511 girlsTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Trinity, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Trinity, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Trinity, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Trinity, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Trinity, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Trinity, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Trinity, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Trinity, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Trinity, so not publishedHITexas: #1,396 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 16,459 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Trinity, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Tennessee#616 · 1 in 5,511
  2. Ohio#825 · 1 in 9,706
  3. Michigan#968 · 1 in 11,306
  4. Illinois#1,237 · 1 in 14,187
  5. California#1,330 · 1 in 14,836

Best ever in a state: #9 in Hawaii, 2005.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Tennessee#61651 in 5,511
Ohio#82571 in 9,706
Michigan#96851 in 11,306
Illinois#1,23751 in 14,187
California#1,330141 in 14,836
Texas#1,39681 in 16,459
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Trinity
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 28 spots since 2024 (#400#428)
  • 203 spots since 2020 (#225#428)
  • 299 spots since 2015 (#129#428)
  • Biggest jump: 314 spots in 1999 (#523#209)
  • Biggest drop: 148 spots in 1976 (#823#971)
Rise & fade · girls
83 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1921
  • Peaked 2004 at #48 (5,638 births)
  • Births halved by 2014, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 13 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 13 yrs · run 2000–2012
  • Top 1,000: 39 yrs · run 1993–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 326
  • Highest: 1 in 326 girls born in 2004 were named Trinity (0.31%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,217 girls born in 2025 (0.05%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
  • 54.9% of all girls named Trinity (46,889) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1920s6#4,464 (1921)#4,464
1930s0
1940s0
1950s6#5,566 (1959)#5,566
1960s59#3,515 (1964)#4,585
1970s1,075#823 (1975)#1,395
1980s1,099#1,082 (1981)#1,254
1990s3,991#209 (1999)#774
2000s46,889#48 (2004)#64
2010s26,339#72 (2010)#123
2020s5,884#225 (2020)#330

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Trinity in 1986

girls
#1,343
98 births · 1 in 17,506 girls
boys
#1,403
50 births · 1 in 36,830 boys

Top girls' names in 1986

  1. #1Jessica52,682
  2. #2Ashley49,671
  3. #3Amanda40,532
  4. #4Jennifer36,187
  5. #5Sarah28,163
  6. #6Stephanie22,651
  7. #7Nicole21,292
  8. #8Brittany20,313
  9. #9Heather19,790
  10. #10Elizabeth19,074
  11. #1,343Trinity98

Top boys' names in 1986

  1. #1Michael64,235
  2. #2Christopher56,693
  3. #3Matthew46,929
  4. #4Joshua37,542
  5. #5David37,150
  6. #6Daniel36,573
  7. #7James34,057
  8. #8Andrew33,858
  9. #9Robert31,350
  10. #10John30,209
  11. #1,403Trinity50
More about 1986

girls

1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 17,506 of them was named Trinity, which outranked 89.5% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Trinity
  1. #1,327Susanne99
  2. #1,327Tatum99
  3. #1,327Tiarra99
  4. #1,343Trinity98
  5. #1,343Cassey98
  6. #1,343Shanon98
  7. #1,346Jonna97
  8. #1,346Keeley97
  9. #1,346Leigha97

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. 9,719Kyrie#10,677#958
  2. 4,778Sable#5,678#900
  3. 2,034Eliana#2,484#450
  4. 1,497Shatara#2,484#987
  5. 1,374Cherrelle#2,253#879
Fallers
  1. 442Violeta#963#1,405
  2. 361Micaela#545#906
  3. 361Tasia#572#933
  4. 324Jo#925#1,249
  5. 306Tammie#987#1,293

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 36,830 of them was named Trinity, which outranked 82.1% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Trinity
  1. #1,385Rowdy51
  2. #1,385Shavar51
  3. #1,385Tyrus51
  4. #1,403Trinity50
  5. #1,403Brenda50
  6. #1,403Camilo50
  7. #1,403Enoch50
  8. #1,419Chuck49
  9. #1,419Dayne49
  10. #1,419Dustan49

Tied with 15 names at #1,403; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. 1,279Spenser#2,226#947
  2. 920Jayce#1,614#694
  3. 714Addison#1,228#514
  4. 649Payton#1,614#965
  5. 573Cordell#1,181#608
Fallers
  1. 409Ulises#877#1,286
  2. 365Eliot#934#1,299
  3. 322Jordy#998#1,320
  4. 313Trace#956#1,269
  5. 292Kennith#963#1,255

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1986