Trisha

Where Trisha comes from

The dictionaries list Trisha as a given name — a diminutive of the female given name Patricia — but don't trace where it came from. The record below is what the SSA data shows.

  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1934
    First appearance
    #4,286 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1964
    Trisha Yearwood born
    American country singer
  3. 1979
    Peak, #159
    1,777 babies named Trisha — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1983
    Trisha Krishnan born
    Indian actress
  5. 1991
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #347.
In the dictionary
  • A diminutive of the female given name Patricia.
Namesakes
  • Trisha Krishnan · Indian actress, born 1983
  • Trisha Yearwood · American country singer, born 1964
  • Trisha Brown · artist, dancer, and choreographer, 1936–2017
  • Trisha Fallon · Australian basketball player, born 1972
  • Trisha Chetty · South African cricketer, born 1988

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.