Given name
Trini
“the holy three”
Trini is a variant of Trinity. One Latin interpretation is “the holy three.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Trini is a variant of Trinity. One Latin interpretation is “the holy three.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Trini is a variant of Trinity. An origin associated with Trinity is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Trini is a diminutive of Katrina.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Trini through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 949
- 241 boys · 708 girls
- Most popular year
- 1967
- 53 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 28 in 1967. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,136 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Trini’s family of names
In English usage, Trini is a diminutive of Katrina. Trini has a related form in Trinity. In English usage, Trini is a shortened form of Katrina.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 5
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Trini
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Trini, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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39% boys · 61% girls
Rani
“a lovely singer; a queenly woman”
14% boys · 86% girls