Given name & surname
Trinity
“the holy three”
Trinity is used as a given name and a surname. One Latin interpretation is “the holy three.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Latin interpretation is “the holy three.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1921. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Trinity through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 88,192
- 2,844 boys · 85,348 girls
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 5,729 babies
- 2025
- 734
- #428 for girls · #8,850 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −48%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 1% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 725 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 428 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 47.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 5,638 in 2004. It also appeared in 9 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (84). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 70,213 as a first name in 2020; 239 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Trinity’s family of names
In English usage, Trinity has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Trinidad. Trinity has a related form in Triniti. Trinity has a related form in Trini.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 20
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Trinity
- Trinity RodmanAmerican soccer playerborn 2002
- Trinity Jo-Li BlissAmerican actor and singerborn 2009
- TinkAmerican rapper and singerborn 1995
- Trinity ByarsAmerican soccer player (born 2003)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
Similar names
If you love Trinity, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Carolina
“a joyous song; a small, strong woman”
>99% girls
Araceli
“from the altar of heaven”
>99% girls
Paulina
“a petite woman”
>99% girls
Jocelyn
“from the tribe of Gauts” · “one who is cheerful, happy”
>99% girls
Serena
“having a peaceful disposition”
>99% girls
Priscila
Priscila is a feminine given name. It is used in Portuguese.
>99% girls
Julianna
Julianna is a feminine given name, possibly from Latin. It is used in English, Polish, and Faroese.
>99% girls
Julia
“one who is youthful; daughter of the sky”
>99% girls