How Many People Are Named Tri?
An estimated 649 people in the United States have the first name Tri. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Tri peaked in popularity in 1984 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tri as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Tri paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
649
About 1 in 528,127 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
1984
28 births
Total Registered
666
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tri
Tri is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 666 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Tri as a male name
Ranked #10,507 in 2020
7 male births in 2020
Peak: 1984 (28 births)
Tri: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tri span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 185 babies were registered. Tri has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tri by Decade
How has Tri tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Tri by State
Tri + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tri as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tri
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tri: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tri?
We estimate approximately 649 people named Tri are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 528,127 Americans share this first name.
Is Tri a common name?
Tri is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 666 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tri most popular?
Tri reached peak popularity in 1984, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tri is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tri a male name?
Tri is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tri Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tri Smith, Tri Johnson, Tri Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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