Trigger Name Popularity and Statistics

Trigger is predominantly used for boys. The statistics below show this exact spelling in official U.S. records.

Meaning, origin, and pronunciation details are shown only after they have been independently reviewed.

Most Recent Year on Record2025
Total Recorded U.S. Births269
First Year on Record2009

Trigger popularity by year

YearUsage categoryBirthsRank
2025Boys7#9,714
2024Boys8#8,987
2023Boys10#7,738
2022Boys11#7,262
2021Boys16#5,562
2020Boys19#4,855
2019Boys12#6,777
2018Boys15#5,770
2017Boys21#4,594
2016Boys19#4,943
2015Boys18#5,058
2014Boys24#4,138
2013Boys21#4,463
2012Boys19#4,862
2011Boys21#4,509
2010Boys13#6,359
2009Boys15#5,800

Ranks compare names only within the same year and source category. Birth totals are historical records, not an exact count of living people.

Peak recorded years

These are the years with the highest recorded birth totals for this exact spelling and usage category, ordered from the largest total downward.

2014 · Boys

24 recorded births and rank #4,138.

2017 · Boys

21 recorded births and rank #4,594.

2013 · Boys

21 recorded births and rank #4,463.

2011 · Boys

21 recorded births and rank #4,509.

Where Trigger ranked highest in 2020

State rankings are calculated separately for girls and boys within each state. The SSA omits state-level names recorded fewer than five times, so low visible counts can still represent a relatively high state rank.

Highest state rankings for Boys

StateRankRecorded births
TX#2,4175

View the complete state-by-state table for Trigger