girl's name
Tricia
TRISH-uh
- Origin English
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 41,081
Scotland
#635
1984 births
Tricia and Trisha are the same name a syllable apart, and both shorten Patricia — which makes four spellings of one Latin word on this site, alongside Patty and Patti. It cuts the front of the name rather than the end, which is unusual in English.
- Tricia is a name of English origin.
- Peaked in 1971, when 3,489 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 276,319 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1939.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Tricia over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1930s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 10 |
| 1940s | 227 |
| 1950s | 1,491 |
| 1960s | 7,577 |
| 1970s | 20,581 |
| 1980s | 7,107 |
| 1990s | 2,462 |
| 2000s | 545 |
| 2010s | 178 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 44 |
What Tricia means
Tricia means noblewoman, carried from Patricia. The Latin patricius named the hereditary Roman aristocracy, so the sense is inherited class rather than character, so it records inherited class rather than character.
Where Tricia comes from
Tricia shortens Patricia by dropping the first syllable rather than the last, which is unusual — most English pet forms cut from the end. Patricia comes from the Latin patricius, of the patrician order, built on pater, a father; Rome's patricians claimed descent from the original senate. Patty and Patti, elsewhere on this site, cut the other way, and Trisha is this same name under a different spelling.
Tricia in use
Tricia peaked in the United States in 1971, when 3,489 babies were registered, and is falling in our data. It charts in exactly one of the six markets we track, at 8708th in the United States on 12 births, across 41,081 lifetime births. That is a fall from 3,489 to 12 in fifty-four years, among the steeper declines in our records.
How popular is Tricia?
In 2025, Tricia was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Tricia is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Tricia
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Tricia also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Tricia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Tricia in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Tricia
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Tricia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Tricia
What does the name Tricia mean?
Noblewoman — the Latin patricius, through Patricia.
Why cut the front of the name?
Unusual — most English pet forms cut from the end, as Patty and Patti do.
Is Trisha the same name?
Yes, a different spelling, written up separately here.
How popular is Tricia?
8708th in the United States, down from a 1971 peak of 3,489 births.
Is Tricia a girl's or a boy's name?
Tricia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Tricia?
Tricia has 2 syllables.
Is Tricia a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Tricia currently ranks #8,708 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.