Trinity (given name)

{{Short description|Feminine name}}

{{Infobox given name2

| name = Trinity

| image= File:Andrés López - The Holy Trinity - 1780.jpg

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| caption= The Holy Trinity by Andrés López

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| meaning = “Trinity”

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| origin = English

| seealso = Trini, Trinidad.

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Trinity is a given name of recent English origin that is derived from the Christian doctrine of the Trinity.{{cite web|url=https://www.behindthename.com/name/trinity|author=Mike Campbell|title=Meaning, origin and history of the name Trinity|website=Behind the Name|access-date=2022-01-05}} It became popular starting in 1999 because of the character Trinity in The Matrix movies.{{Cite book |last1=Rosenkrantz |first1=Linda |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CvImY7lYGQkC&q=trinity |title=Baby Names Now: From Classic to Cool--The Very Last Word on First Names |last2=Satran |first2=Pamela Redmond |date=2001-08-16 |publisher=Macmillan |isbn=978-0-312-26757-5 |pages=206 |language=en}}

In the United States, it rose in popularity for girls in the 1990s, peaking as the 48th most popular feminine name in 2004-2005, down to the 310th most popular in 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/|website=ssa.gov|title=Get Ready for Baby|access-date=2023-04-19}} In other English-speaking countries, it rose in usage in 2000.