Trinidad
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- tree-nee-DAHD
- Origin
- Spanish
- US rank, 2025
- #8,906 for boys
Trinidad is a name of Spanish origin, meaning “trinity”. In 2025 it ranked 8,906th for boys in the US (8 babies).
What does Trinidad mean?
Spanish: Spanish word, from Latin trinitas
“trinity”
Spanish for Trinity, given in honour of the Holy Trinity; in Spanish it is used for both boys and girls.
Is Trinidad a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Trinidad has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls and 8 boys in the US.
How popular is Trinidad in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 8,906th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8 about 1 in 210,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 28% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the US were named Trinidad, making it the 8,906th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,808th. Its busiest year was 1922, with 161 boys. It first appears in the records in 1900. 7 girls were also named Trinidad in 2025 (11,928th for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Trinidad than any year since 1911.
Half of all the boys named Trinidad in the US since 1880 were born between 1933 and 1988, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1912, 67% of the babies named Trinidad in the US were girls. By 2024 it was 33%, with more boys than girls since 1962.
Trinidad in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #8,906 |
| 2024 | 20 | #4,886 |
| 2023 | 24 | #4,339 |
| 2022 | 25 | #4,180 |
| 2021 | 22 | #4,490 |
| 2020 | 27 | #3,808 |
| 2019 | 23 | #4,333 |
| 2018 | 22 | #4,472 |
| 2017 | 24 | #4,220 |
| 2016 | 21 | #4,623 |
| 2015 | 22 | #4,405 |
| 2014 | 25 | #4,011 |
| 2013 | 26 | #3,862 |
| 2012 | 29 | #3,622 |
| 2011 | 28 | #3,694 |
| 2010 | 20 | #4,676 |
| 2009 | 35 | #3,222 |
| 2008 | 39 | #3,004 |
| 2007 | 48 | #2,564 |
| 2006 | 48 | #2,512 |
| 2005 | 34 | #3,018 |
| 2004 | 40 | #2,639 |
| 2003 | 47 | #2,265 |
| 2002 | 47 | #2,220 |
| 2001 | 48 | #2,147 |
| 2000 | 64 | #1,738 |
| 1999 | 44 | #2,137 |
| 1998 | 51 | #1,896 |
| 1997 | 40 | #2,161 |
| 1996 | 40 | #2,110 |
| 1995 | 40 | #2,050 |
| 1994 | 39 | #2,077 |
| 1993 | 45 | #1,845 |
| 1992 | 45 | #1,815 |
| 1991 | 52 | #1,609 |
| 1990 | 50 | #1,630 |
| 1989 | 52 | #1,545 |
| 1988 | 44 | #1,613 |
| 1987 | 46 | #1,532 |
| 1986 | 41 | #1,587 |
| 1985 | 38 | #1,643 |
| 1984 | 47 | #1,381 |
| 1983 | 45 | #1,398 |
| 1982 | 51 | #1,309 |
| 1981 | 63 | #1,154 |
| 1980 | 64 | #1,133 |
| 1979 | 68 | #1,077 |
| 1978 | 72 | #1,027 |
| 1977 | 70 | #1,027 |
| 1976 | 47 | #1,286 |
| 1975 | 53 | #1,160 |
| 1974 | 42 | #1,311 |
| 1973 | 44 | #1,238 |
| 1972 | 48 | #1,177 |
| 1971 | 43 | #1,272 |
| 1970 | 55 | #1,103 |
| 1969 | 47 | #1,136 |
| 1968 | 44 | #1,131 |
| 1967 | 53 | #992 |
| 1966 | 44 | #1,116 |
| 1965 | 39 | #1,226 |
| 1964 | 31 | #1,407 |
| 1963 | 35 | #1,317 |
| 1962 | 45 | #1,146 |
| 1961 | 26 | #1,569 |
| 1960 | 39 | #1,251 |
| 1959 | 47 | #1,128 |
| 1958 | 46 | #1,130 |
| 1957 | 48 | #1,099 |
| 1956 | 40 | #1,202 |
| 1955 | 39 | #1,197 |
| 1954 | 52 | #1,038 |
| 1953 | 46 | #1,073 |
| 1952 | 71 | #829 |
| 1951 | 64 | #873 |
| 1950 | 59 | #892 |
| 1949 | 68 | #823 |
| 1948 | 61 | #871 |
| 1947 | 61 | #888 |
| 1946 | 53 | #911 |
| 1945 | 58 | #817 |
| 1944 | 40 | #1,038 |
| 1943 | 46 | #986 |
| 1942 | 56 | #876 |
| 1941 | 47 | #925 |
| 1940 | 35 | #1,107 |
| 1939 | 40 | #1,007 |
| 1938 | 40 | #1,009 |
| 1937 | 38 | #1,031 |
| 1936 | 50 | #861 |
| 1935 | 41 | #992 |
| 1934 | 43 | #970 |
| 1933 | 39 | #1,028 |
| 1932 | 47 | #952 |
| 1931 | 51 | #901 |
| 1930 | 47 | #990 |
| 1929 | 49 | #960 |
| 1928 | 61 | #846 |
| 1927 | 54 | #937 |
| 1926 | 51 | #955 |
| 1925 | 50 | #956 |
| 1924 | 60 | #897 |
| 1923 | 57 | #905 |
| 1922 | 161 | #485 |
| 1921 | 149 | #508 |
| 1920 | 115 | #580 |
| 1919 | 88 | #657 |
| 1918 | 77 | #728 |
| 1917 | 60 | #822 |
| 1916 | 59 | #803 |
| 1915 | 30 | #1,181 |
| 1914 | 12 | #1,867 |
| 1913 | 15 | #1,364 |
| 1912 | 10 | #1,618 |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,536 |
| 1910 | 8 | #1,192 |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 7 | #966 |
| 1903 | 9 | #783 |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 7 | #1,049 |
Names like Trinidad
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Mario, Angelo, Manuel, Anthony, Victor, Tommy, Armando, David, Richard, Jesus, Ernesto, Ronald
Names related to Trinidad
More Spanish names
Santiago, Lola, Xavier, Amaya, Alaia, Diego, Rio, Cruz, Elian, Ximena, Javier, Esmeralda, Amayah, Reina, Cesar, Sierra
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, “Trinidad: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/trinidad, updated 20 October 2026.