Trig
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- TRIG
- Origin
- English
Trig is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “true, trusty”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Trig mean?
English: spelling of Trigg; English surname from Old Norse tryggr
“true, trusty”
Meaning borrowed from Trigg.
Is Trig a girl's or a boy's name?
Trig is a boys' name.
How popular is Trig in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 35 boys. It first appears in the records in 1967.
Half of all the boys named Trig in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Trig in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10 | #7,762 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,303 |
| 2013 | 14 | #5,919 |
| 2012 | 16 | #5,476 |
| 2011 | 35 | #3,163 |
| 2010 | 18 | #5,044 |
| 2009 | 20 | #4,746 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #3,964 |
Names like Trig
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Tru, Yug, Kairo, Tripp, Truce, Chozen, Ryu, Kaizen, Kenzo, Thiago, Loki, Kota
Names related to Trig
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Trig: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/trig, updated 20 October 2026.