unisex name
Trinidad
- Origin Spanish
- Gender Unisex
- Syllables 3
- Letters 8
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 9,960
Trinidad is a unisex name with 3 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 46% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Trinidad is a name of Spanish origin.
- Peaked in 1922, when 392 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 221,043 babies in the United States is given this name.
- Trinidad started out as a girls' name and is now given almost entirely to boys.
- First appears in US birth records in 1884.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Trinidad over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 12 |
| 1890s | 41 |
| 1900s | 116 |
| 1910s | 918 |
| 1920s | 1,951 |
| 1930s | 835 |
| 1940s | 895 |
| 1950s | 802 |
| 1960s | 642 |
| 1970s | 853 |
| 1980s | 750 |
| 1990s | 687 |
| 2000s | 677 |
| 2010s | 352 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 189 |
How popular is Trinidad?
In 2025, Trinidad was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Trinidad 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 Trinidad
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Trinidad also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Trinidad over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Trinidad
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Trinidad — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Trinidad
How popular is the name Trinidad?
In 2025, Trinidad was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Trinidad a girl's or a boy's name?
Trinidad is used for both girls and boys. About 46% of recorded births with this name are girls.
How many syllables are in Trinidad?
Trinidad has 3 syllables.
When was Trinidad most popular?
Trinidad peaked in 1922, when 392 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Trinidad a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Trinidad currently ranks #9,247 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.
Was Trinidad originally a boys' or girls' name?
Trinidad was given mostly to girls in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to boys.