Trine
Trine is a given name. Notable people with the surname include:Trine Andresen, Norwegian artistic gymnast Trine Bakke, Norwegian retired alpine skier Trine Bentzen, Norwegian sports wrestler Trine Bramsen, Danish politician Trine Christiansen, Danish former international cricketer Trine Dyrholm, Danish actress, singer, and songwriter Trine Eilertsen, Norwegian journalist and newspaper…
- Danish
Meaning & Origin of Trine
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Trine is a given name. Notable people with the surname include:Trine Andresen, Norwegian artistic gymnast Trine Bakke, Norwegian retired alpine skier Trine Bentzen, Norwegian sports wrestler Trine Bramsen, Danish politician Trine Christiansen, Danish former international cricketer Trine Dyrholm, Danish actress, singer, and songwriter Trine Eilertsen, Norwegian journalist and newspaper…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Danish
The Story of Trine
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Trine as a girl name dates back to 1916, when 6 babies received it. 1921 was its biggest year on record, with 36 newborns named Trine — #1,298 in the national rankings. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 40% of all recorded Trines. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1991 (8 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 308 Trines have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Trine on the record books as a boy name in 1920, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1921, when 12 Trines were born — ranking #2,502 that year. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 73% of all recorded Trines. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1957 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 40 Trines have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Trine
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Trine. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Trine
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About the name Trine
Trine is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 308 births in the dataset. Trine's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #1,298. Use the chart and map above to compare Trine's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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