Is Tri a boy or girl name?

Tri is a boy’s name. Of the 666 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Tri

Recorded 1976–2020 · United States

Tri was most popular in 1984, when 28 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,807 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 666 people named Tri.

Tri over time

Births per year. The dot marks Tri’s peak in 1984. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Tri a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Tri is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 666 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Tri

Where Tri is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 8.1×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org