Trisha
Trisha was the 3511th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 44 babies. Its best year was 1979, when it ranked 159th with 1,777 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,500 places. More babies were named Trisha in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Meaning pet form of Patricia; "noble" · English, Latin
Say it TRISH-uh /ˈtrɪʃə/
- Rank in 2025
- #3,511 girls, down 291 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 44girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19791,777 babies
- Total since 1880
- 40,355babies recorded
What does the name Trisha mean?
Trisha (also Tricia) is a pet form of Patricia, from its middle syllable. Patricia is the feminine of Patrick, from Latin patricius, "patrician, noble", a member of Rome's aristocratic class. Trisha was most popular in the US in the late 1970s; country singer Trisha Yearwood is a familiar bearer.
patricius (Latin, “patrician, noble”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Pronunciation: IPA from the live Wiktionary entry.
Related names: Tricia, Patricia, Trish, Patty.
See also: Latin names, names that mean noble.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Trisha', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Patricia', DMNES (Durham University)
Trisha popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 53 since 1976.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,511 | 44 |
| 2020 | #3,220 | 49 |
| 2010 | #1,648 | 130 |
| 2000 | #909 | 241 |
| 1990 | #306 | 905 |
| 1980 | #161 | 1,732 |
| 1970 | #303 | 939 |
| 1960 | #1,062 | 103 |
| 1950 | #1,572 | 36 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Trisha, counting every spelling?
Trisha is the most common spelling of a name family that had 56 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 56 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trisha | 44 | #3,511 | 236 |
| Tricia | 12 | #8,819 | 31 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Trisha?
44 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Trisha (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Trisha born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 191 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Trisha.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Trisha?
About 38,200 people born in the US named Trisha are alive today, with a median age of 45; half are between 38 and 52. That makes Trisha mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Trisha by state
How common Trisha was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 44 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Trisha: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Trisha, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Trisha · Sibling names for Trisha
Questions about the name Trisha
What does Trisha mean?
Trisha means “pet form of Patricia; "noble"” (English, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Trisha?
Trisha was the 3511th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 44 babies. Its best year was 1979, when it ranked 159th with 1,777 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,500 places. More babies were named Trisha in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Trisha a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Trisha in the US.
Where is Trisha most popular?
In 2021–2025, Trisha was most common in Massachusetts (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and Washington.