Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Trust isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2000. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Trust through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 578
- 381 boys · 197 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 56 babies
- 2025
- 49
- #3,443 for boys · #7,459 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +64%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 34 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,443 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 63.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 15 birth records for girls in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 320 as a first name in 2020; 613 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.
Appears in
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