Trigg
A name of English origin, referring to someone from a settlement.
Name Census estimates that about 413 living Americans carry the first name Trigg. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Trigg today is around 12 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Trigg births was 2011 (49 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Trigg. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
413
~ 1 in 829,914 Americans
Peak year
2011
49 babies that year
Average age
12
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,618
Tracked since 2005
Census
Trigg in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 422 people with the first name Trigg, which placed it at #23,260 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#23,260
National first-name rank
People counted
422
422 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
90.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Trigg
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Trigg is White at 90.3%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (3.6%) and Two or More Races (3.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Trigg described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Trigg at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White90.3% · 381
- Hispanic or Latino3.6% · 15
- Two or more races3.3% · 14
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.4% · 6
- Black or African American1.2% · 5
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 1
Popularity
Trigg: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Trigg from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 294 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Trigg by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Trigg during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Triggs live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. Utah, Minnesota, Nebraska recorded the most babies named Trigg, while South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 5 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Trigg
The name Trigg is an English name with origins dating back to the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Old English word "trycga," which means "woodman" or "forester." The name was initially used as an occupational surname, referring to someone who lived or worked in a wooded area.
During the Norman Conquest of England in the 11th century, many surnames, including Trigg, were adopted as given names. The earliest recorded instance of Trigg as a first name can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, which listed landowners and tenants across England.
In the 12th century, a notable figure named Trigg of Woodstock was mentioned in the chronicles of William of Newburgh. Trigg of Woodstock was a forester employed by King Henry II and was responsible for managing the royal forests in Oxfordshire.
By the 13th century, the name Trigg had spread across England and was particularly prevalent in the counties of Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, and Herefordshire, where it was closely associated with the forestry and timber industries.
One of the earliest recorded bearers of the name Trigg was Sir William Trigg, a knight who fought alongside King Edward I during the Scottish Wars of Independence in the late 13th and early 14th centuries.
In the 16th century, a notable figure named Trigg Williams was a member of the Court of Star Chamber, a judicial body that advised the monarch on matters of state and law.
During the English Civil War in the 17th century, a Parliamentarian soldier named John Trigg played a significant role in the siege of Bristol, which resulted in the city's capture by the Parliamentarian forces in 1645.
In the 18th century, a renowned English lawyer and judge named Francis Trigg was appointed as a Baron of the Exchequer, a prestigious position within the judicial system.
In the 19th century, an explorer and naturalist named Walter Trigg led several expeditions to the Arctic regions, contributing to the scientific understanding of the flora and fauna found in those areas.
Throughout its history, the name Trigg has been associated with various professions, including forestry, law, military service, and exploration, reflecting the diverse backgrounds of those who bore this name.
People
Trigg + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Trigg as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Trigg: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Trigg?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 413 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Trigg going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 829,914 US residents.
Is Trigg a common name?
We classify Trigg as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 416 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Trigg most popular?
The single biggest year for Trigg was 2011, when 49 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Trigg is about 12 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Trigg in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 422 people with the name Trigg, or 0.14 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #23,260 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Trigg in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Trigg?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Trigg leans strongly male. 415 people counted with this name were male (97.9%), compared with 9 female bearers (2.1%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Trigg?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Trigg is White at 90.3%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (3.6%) and Two or More Races (3.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Trigg most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Trigg in the 2020 Census, accounting for 90.3% (381 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Trigg in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Trigg a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Trigg in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Trigg still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Trigg in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Trigg can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Trigg?
See how many Americans are named Trigg on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.