# Tryphena (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/tryphena/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Greek |
| Meaning | “softness”, “daintiness” |
| Pronunciation | /ˌtɹaɪˈfiːnə/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | Pheny |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 110 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 110 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 8, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Ancient Greek Τρύφαινα (Trúphaina), from Ancient Greek τρῠφή (trŭphḗ, “softness, daintiness”).

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 5 | 11,394 |
| 1979 | 6 | 10,149 |
| 1980 | 8 | 8,134 |
| 1982 | 5 | 12,229 |
| 1983 | 6 | 10,221 |
| 1986 | 5 | 12,739 |
| 1987 | 5 | 13,157 |
| 1992 | 6 | 13,254 |
| 1997 | 5 | 16,021 |
| 2002 | 6 | 15,293 |
| 2003 | 6 | 15,653 |
| 2004 | 5 | 18,650 |
| 2009 | 5 | 20,014 |
| 2014 | 8 | 12,987 |
| 2016 | 5 | 18,667 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3 | 3,824 |
| 2006 | 5 | 3,548 |

## In other languages

- Danish: Tryfæna
- Finnish: Tryfaina
- Norwegian: Tryfena
- Swedish: Tryfaina

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.