How Many People Are Named Tricia?
An estimated 35,824 people in the United States have the first name Tricia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 50 years old, and Tricia peaked in popularity in 1971 with 3,489 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tricia 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 Tricia paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Tricia is overwhelmingly female, 88 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- Tricia has fallen dramatically from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are less than 5% of what they were at the name's height.
Estimated Living Americans
35,824
About 1 in 9,568 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
50
years old
Peak Year
1971
3,489 births
Total Registered
40,210
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tricia
Tricia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 40,210 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Tricia as a male name
Ranked #7,263 in 1984
5 male births in 1984
Peak: 1971 (16 births)
Tricia as a female name
Ranked #13,337 in 2023
7 female births in 2023
Peak: 1971 (3,473 births)
Tricia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tricia span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 20,581 babies were registered. Tricia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tricia by Decade
How has Tricia 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.
Tricia by State
Birth registrations for Tricia span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Ohio. The lowest are in Alaska, Wyoming, Delaware. On average, about 730 Tricias were registered per state.
Tricia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tricia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tricia
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tricia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tricia?
We estimate approximately 35,824 people named Tricia 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 9,568 Americans share this first name.
Is Tricia a common name?
Tricia is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 40,210 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tricia most popular?
Tricia reached peak popularity in 1971, when 3,489 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tricia is approximately 50 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tricia a female name?
Tricia is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tricia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tricia Smith, Tricia Johnson, Tricia 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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