girls' name ★ peaked 2004

Trinity

Gender Girl · 3% boys Rank 2025 #428 Trend ↓ Falling 47%

A female given name from English used since the 1970s, from the religious term trinity, or translated from its long-established Spanish equivalent.

Rank 2025
#428
among girls · ↓28 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
734
named Trinity · -8% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,217
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2004
5,729 babies
All-time total
88,192
#418 all-time among girls
First recorded
1921
in Social Security records

Trinity popularity over time

88,192 babies have been named Trinity since 1921, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s 6 – 6 1 – #5,048
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s 6 – 6 1 – #6,190
1960s 59 – 59 6 +883% #3,688
1970s 1,075 706 1,781 178 +2919% #827
1980s 1,099 580 1,679 168 -6% #1,088
1990s 3,991 516 4,507 451 +168% #209
2000s 46,889 730 47,619 4,762 +957% #48
2010s 26,339 239 26,578 2,658 -44% #72
2020s (to 2025) 5,884 73 5,957 993 -63% #225

Where Trinity is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 652 0.41 #474
2027 596 0.37 #498
2028 552 0.34 outside top 500
2029 517 0.32 outside top 500
2030 489 0.30 outside top 500

Where Trinity is most popular

Girls named Trinity per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.564 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, District of Columbia, and Louisiana.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Trinity born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Mississippi 104 2.22 +294%
District of Columbia 20 1.69 +199%
Louisiana 128 1.46 +159%
Georgia 288 1.27 +125%
Nevada 56 1.21 +114%
Alabama 110 1.17 +108%
Arkansas 57 1.08 +91%
Montana 14 1.03 +83%
South Carolina 91 1.01 +79%
North Carolina 217 0.953 +69%
Maryland 97 0.915 +62%
Tennessee 144 0.909 +61%
Virginia 148 0.868 +54%
Kentucky 71 0.830 +47%
New Mexico 20 0.822 +46%
West Virginia 21 0.801 +42%
Missouri 92 0.763 +35%
Indiana 106 0.755 +34%
Florida 321 0.750 +33%
Idaho 24 0.717 +27%
Oklahoma 52 0.707 +25%
Texas 557 0.693 +23%
Michigan 126 0.692 +23%
Illinois 156 0.681 +21%
Wisconsin 67 0.650 +15%
Colorado 72 0.645 +14%
Arizona 90 0.641 +14%
Nebraska 22 0.612 +8%
Oregon 38 0.584 ≈ national
Alaska 5 0.581 ≈ national
Pennsylvania 129 0.546 ≈ national
Ohio 128 0.539 ≈ national
Minnesota 56 0.519 -8%
Washington 72 0.498 -12%
Iowa 29 0.496 -12%
Kansas 28 0.485 -14%
New Jersey 87 0.482 -15%
Connecticut 28 0.481 -15%
Hawaii 5 0.436 -23%
California 365 0.434 -23%
New York 163 0.412 -27%
Massachusetts 44 0.364 -35%
South Dakota 5 0.350 -38%
Maine 5 0.323 -43%
Utah 12 0.144 -74%
Delaware – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Trinity

Trinity is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #428 in 2025 with 725 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1921, 88,192 American babies have been named Trinity. Its peak came in 2004, when 5,729 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Trinity stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Trinity?

The median living Trinity is about 18 years old; half are between 13 and 22. An estimated 87 thousand people named Trinity are alive in the United States today.

median 18 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Trinity year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 725 #428 9 #8,850
2024 791 #400 9 #8,929
2023 875 #348 10 #8,206
2022 1,037 #308 19 #5,195
2021 1,149 #273 15 #6,008
2020 1,307 #225 11 #7,457
2019 1,646 #177 16 #5,788
2018 1,732 #168 17 #5,525
2017 1,865 #160 18 #5,283
2016 2,241 #137 18 #5,296
2015 2,525 #129 22 #4,536
2014 2,818 #110 17 #5,467
2013 2,928 #108 27 #3,855
2012 3,251 #91 33 #3,363
2011 3,625 #77 33 #3,358
2010 3,708 #72 38 #3,067
2009 4,028 #74 43 #2,842
2008 4,276 #70 62 #2,183
2007 4,374 #72 47 #2,638
2006 4,838 #64 72 #1,891
2005 5,455 #48 68 #1,887
2004 5,638 #48 91 #1,489
2003 5,130 #56 72 #1,713
2002 4,385 #70 67 #1,741
2001 4,481 #67 106 #1,264
2000 4,284 #74 102 #1,281
1995 322 #664 43 #1,987
1990 133 #1,246 41 #1,906
1985 105 #1,286 61 #1,227
1980 121 #1,135 84 #987
1975 165 #827 114 #779
1970 21 #3,197 – –
1965 6 #6,490 – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Trinity, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Trinity?

The median living Trinity is about 18 years old. Half of all living Trinitys are between 13 and 22 years old.

How many people named Trinity are alive today?

An estimated 87 thousand people named Trinity are alive in the United States, based on 88,192 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Trinity mean?

A female given name from English used since the 1970s, from the religious term trinity, or translated from its long-established Spanish equivalent.

How popular is the name Trinity in 2025?

Trinity ranked #428 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 725 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Trinity?

88,192 babies have been named Trinity in the United States since 1921, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Trinity most popular?

Trinity peaked in 2004, when 5,729 newborns received the name.

Is Trinity a boy or girl name?

Trinity is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 97% of babies with the name.

Is the name Trinity rising or falling?

Trinity is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Trinity become more popular?

Trinity is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 489 girls named Trinity in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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