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Trinh

A girl's name of Vietnamese origin with 443 recorded U.S. births.

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Meaning & Origin

A surname from Vietnamese.

Trinh is a girl's baby name of Vietnamese origin, a common Vietnamese given name and surname meaning 'virtuous' or 'chaste,' from the Chinese character 貞. It carries the Confucian value of moral integrity that is deeply embedded in Vietnamese culture.

Trinh is brief and elegant — a single syllable that carries significant moral weight in its Vietnamese cultural context. For Vietnamese American families, it maintains a direct connection to ancestral heritage and the values of virtue and integrity.

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Trinh is cataloged under the Vietnamese naming tradition. Names from the Vietnamese tradition carry linguistic and cultural patterns that shape their sound, structure, and associations.

In the U.S., Trinh has been recorded as a girl's name since 1976, with 443 total births. Browse the Vietnamese names hub on this site to explore the broader family.

At a Glance

443
Total births
Since 1976
1982
Peak
27 births
1976
First recorded
40 years of data
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Popularity Over Time

Trinh has 32+ years of history in the U.S., first appearing in 1976.

07142027198020002015
First appeared: 1976Peak: 1982 (27 births)

Popularity by Decade

Decade-by-decade popularity data for Trinh
DecadeBirthsAvg RankTrend
2010s14#14807
2000s79#11408
1990s147#6932
1980s187#4868
1970s16#7435

The Story of Trinh

A Millennial name

Peaking in 1982, Trinh is a Millennial-era classic. Girls named Trinh are most likely born between 1976 and 1992.

How rare is Trinh?

With fewer than 500 recorded births, Trinh is an exceptionally rare name — a one-of-a-kind choice.

The journey through the decades

First appeared in the records in 1976, peaked in the 1980s with 187 births that decade, and has since become a rare, vintage choice.

Trinh by the numbers

  • Would fill 9 school buses
  • Meeting one Trinh per day would take 1.2 years

Year-by-Year Data

View complete yearly data(32 years, 19762015)
Year-by-year popularity data for the name Trinh
YearBirthsRank
20158#12921
20126#16692
20098#13605
200810#11540
200512#9407
20045#18644
200313#8464
200210#10193
200112#8715
20009#10693
199911#8764
199812#7996
199710#8987
199612#7549
199512#7491
199412#7581
199315#6251
199226#4081
199121#4800
199016#5821

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. Showing years with 5+ recorded births.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Trinh a boy's or girl's name?
Trinh is primarily a girl's name.
When was Trinh most popular?
Trinh reached its peak popularity in 1982 with 27 births that year. It is not currently in the top rankings.
How popular is the name Trinh?
Trinh is not currently in the top rankings but has been given to 443 babies in the U.S. since 1976. Its peak was in 1982.

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Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration, 19762015