Is Trilby a boy or girl name?

Trilby is a girl’s name. Of the 567 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Trilby

Recorded 1895–2010 · United States

Trilby was most popular in 1925, when 22 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,258 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 567 people named Trilby.

Trilby over time

Births per year. The dot marks Trilby’s peak in 1925. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Trilby a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Trilby is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 567 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were 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.

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