Given name & surname
Trip
“a traveler”
Trip is a variant of Tripp. One English interpretation is “a traveler.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Trip is a variant of Tripp. One English interpretation is “a traveler.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Trip is a variant of Tripp. An origin associated with Tripp is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1960. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Trip through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 438
- 438 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 38 babies
- 2025
- 17
- #5,586 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +35%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,586 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 35.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 38 in 2009. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 615 as a first name in 2020; 195 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.
Trip’s family of names
Trip has a related form in Tripp. In Greek usage, Trip as a surname is a transliteration of Τριπ.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.