Trisha
Trisha is either:a female given name usually derived from the female Latin given name Patricia, a Hindu unisex given name a transliteration of तृषा (Tṛṣā) meaning thirst or ambition.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Trisha
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Trisha is either:a female given name usually derived from the female Latin given name Patricia, a Hindu unisex given name a transliteration of तृषा (Tṛṣā) meaning thirst or ambition.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Trisha
Trisha first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1934, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1979: 1,777 births, good for #159 nationwide. About 32% of every Trisha on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Trisha ranks #2,967 for baby girls with 56 births, falling sharply (-23%). All told, over 40K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1930s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Trisha
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Trisha. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Trisha
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- Trisha Ashley , English romantic fiction writer
- Trisha Baga (born 1985), American artist
- Trisha Bailey , Jamaican former student-athlete, philanthropist, and education activist
- Trisha Baptie (born 1973), Canadian citizen journalist and anti-prostitution activist
- Trisha Biggar , Scottish costume designer for theatre, television, and film
- Trisha Bonoan-David (born 1967), Filipino lawyer and politician
- Trisha Brown (1936–2017), American choreographer and dancer; one of the founders of the Judson Dance Theater and the postmodern dance movement
- Trisha Calvarese , American communications professional; candidate in the 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado
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Names that sound like Trisha
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About the name Trisha
Trisha is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1934 and has accumulated 40K births in the dataset. Trisha's peak popularity came in 1979 when it ranked #159. Use the chart and map above to compare Trisha'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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