Names › Boy › T › Trigger
Boy name

Trigger

/ˈtɹɪɡɚ/ · 100% boys · 7 born in 2025

Trigger has been given to about 269 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2014, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈtɹɪɡɚ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 267
Median age today10 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Trigger per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2014 · 24
  • Born in 20257
  • All time269

How popular is Trigger?

Its best year was 2014, when 24 babies were given the name, ranking 4249th. The typical living American called Trigger is about 10 years old today.

Names that sound like Trigger

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Bridger0.76
  2. River0.73
  3. Roger0.66
  4. Tyler0.63
  5. Trever0.66
  6. Ryder0.63
  7. Ryker0.63
  8. Tayler0.63

Middle names for Trigger

Ranked by flow score
  1. Trigger Paul0.77
  2. Trigger John0.77
  3. Trigger Blake0.76
  4. Trigger Wade0.76
  5. Trigger Quinn0.76
  6. Trigger Jude0.76

Sibling names for Trigger

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Neriahsister · 0.82
  2. Aaravbrother · 0.80
  3. Bodebrother · 0.80
  4. Seraphinasister · 0.80
  5. Coralinesister · 0.80
  6. Zaidenbrother · 0.79

Where Trigger is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Trigger Anderson0.77
    2. Trigger White0.72
    3. Trigger Nguyen0.72
    4. Trigger Moore0.72
    5. Trigger Hill0.72
    6. Trigger Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Trigger

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.