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    The first name Tricia

    A girl’s name.

    Pronounced /ˈtɹɪʃə/ 2 syllables Female

    Meaning and origin

    A diminutive of the female given name Patricia.

    Tricia is a short form of

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    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    Tricia last appeared in the official list in 2015, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 1997, with 5 births (#2,738).

    0510 1996200020052010201520202025
    26
    babies named Tricia, 1996–2025
    #5,730
    rank in 2015
    1997
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Tricia with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Tricia at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 12 girls born in the United States were named Tricia, the 8,819th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1971, when 3,473 were.

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    40,222
    babies named Tricia since 1880
    #8,819
    rank in 2025
    1971
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Nicknames and spellings

    Other spellings and forms

    Famous people named Tricia

    10 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Tricia Helfer
      Canadian actress (born 1974)
    • Tricia Vessey
      American actress, born 1970
    • Tricia O'Neil
      American actress (b. 1945)
    • Tricia Leigh Fisher
      American actress, singer, born 1968
    • Tricia Sullivan
      American writer, born 1968
    • Tricia Flores
      Belizean track and field athlete, born 1979
    • Tricia Cast
      American actress, born 1966
    • Tricia O'Kelley
      American actress, born 1968
    • Tricia Nixon Cox
      First daughter of Richard Nixon, born 1946
    • Tricia Cooke
      American film editor, film producer and screenwriter, born 1965

    Questions

    How popular is the name Tricia?
    In 2015, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Tricia, ranking 5,730th. Its peak was 1997, with 5 births.
    Is Tricia a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 40,222 US babies named Tricia since 1880 were girls.
    When was Tricia most popular?
    1971 in the United States, when 3,473 babies were named Tricia, its highest rank at 109th.
    How do you pronounce Tricia?
    Tricia is /ˈtɹɪʃə/, 2 syllables.
    What are other spellings of Tricia?
    Trisha.