Given name & surname
Trina
“one who is pure; virginal”
In Greek use, Trina carries the interpretation “one who is pure; virginal.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Greek use, Trina carries the interpretation “one who is pure; virginal.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
How it developed
In English use, Trina is used as a shortened form of Katrina. Trina is used as a form of Catherina.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1893. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Trina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 32,598
- 30 boys · 32,568 girls
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 1,938 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #8,315 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −31%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,315 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 31.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 1,933 in 1970. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 28,340 as a first name in 2020; 149 as a surname in 2000.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Trina’s family of names
In English usage, Trina is a diminutive of Katrina. Trina has a related form in Trinh. Trina is a short form of Katrina.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Katrinafull form · Faroese, English
- Trianavariant
- Treanavariant
- Trindavariant
- Trinhvariant
- Trinevariant
- Trynavariant
- Treinavariant
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Trina
- TrinaAmerican rapperborn 1974
- Trina RobbinsAmerican comic artist and comics historian (1938–2024)
- Trina JacksonAmerican swimmerborn 1977
- Trina ParksAmerican actress, vocalist, choreographer, dancerborn 1946
- Trina McGeeAmerican actressborn 1969
- Trina BraxtonAmerican singerborn 1974
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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