Trust
A name meaning safety, reliability, confidence, or reliance.
Name Census estimates that about 525 living Americans carry the first name Trust. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 65.6% of registrations being male. The average person named Trust today is around 9 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Trust births was 2022 (56 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Trust. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
525
~ 1 in 652,865 Americans
Peak year
2022
56 babies that year
Average age
9
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,296
Tracked since 2000
Census
Trust in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 316 people with the first name Trust, which placed it at #28,429 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#28,429
National first-name rank
People counted
316
316 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
58.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Trust
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Trust is Black at 58.9%. The next largest groups are White (23.7%) and Hispanic (6.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Trust described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Trust at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American58.9% · 186
- White23.7% · 75
- Hispanic or Latino6.6% · 21
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.7% · 18
- Two or more races4.1% · 13
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 3
Gender
Gender distribution for Trust
Trust is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 529 total registrations, 347 (65.6%) were male and 182 (34.4%) were female.
Trust as a male name
- Ranked #4,296 in 2024
- 25 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2023 (39 births)
Trust as a female name
- Ranked #6,350 in 2024
- 19 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2022 (20 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Trust on both sides of the split. Of the 320 people counted with this name, 228 were male (71.3%) and 92 were female (28.8%).
Popularity
Trust: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Trust from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 247 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Trust by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Trust during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Trusts live
Origin
Meaning and history of Trust
The name Trust is an English virtue name that has its origins in the Late Middle English period, derived from the Old French word "truste" and the Late Latin word "trustis," meaning "confidence" or "reliance." This name was originally used as a descriptive term to convey a sense of trustworthiness or reliability.
While the name Trust is not widely recorded in ancient texts or religious scriptures, it does have some historical references. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Trust can be found in the 16th century English court records, where a person named Trust Whitehead was mentioned in 1568.
Throughout history, the name Trust has been borne by several notable individuals. One such person was Trust Whitworth (1572-1647), an English clergyman and academic who served as the Master of St. John's College, Cambridge. Another notable bearer of the name was Trust Patten (1679-1741), an English merchant and philanthropist who founded a charity school in Leicestershire.
In the 19th century, Trust Doughty (1825-1892) was a British naval officer who served in the Royal Navy during the Crimean War. Trust Hall (1887-1968) was an American baseball player who played for the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox in the early 20th century.
More recently, Trust Mtembu (1946-2017) was a South African activist and politician who played a significant role in the anti-apartheid movement. He served as a member of the African National Congress and worked tirelessly to promote human rights and democracy in South Africa.
While the name Trust is not as common as some other virtue names, it has a rich history and has been borne by individuals from diverse backgrounds and professions throughout the centuries. Its meaning and significance as a name that conveys trustworthiness and reliability have remained consistent over time.
People
Trust + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Trust as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Trust: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Trust?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 525 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Trust going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 652,865 US residents.
Is Trust a common name?
We classify Trust as "Very Rare". It ranks above 85% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 529 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Trust most popular?
The single biggest year for Trust was 2022, when 56 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Trust is about 9 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Trust in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 316 people with the name Trust, or 0.10 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #28,429 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Trust in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Trust?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Trust on both sides of the split. Of the 320 people counted with this name, 228 were male (71.3%) and 92 were female (28.8%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Trust?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Trust is Black at 58.9%. The next largest groups are White (23.7%) and Hispanic (6.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Trust most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Trust in the 2020 Census, accounting for 58.9% (186 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Trust in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Trust a male name?
Yes, 65.6% of people registered as Trust in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Trust still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Trust in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Trust can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Trust?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.