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Pronounced TRIV-ee-uh /ˈtrɪv.i.ə/Medium

Meaning: Trivia is a word-name from the Latin trivia, literally the place where three roads meet, from tri- three and via road. In Roman religion Trivia was a title of Diana, or Hecate, as goddess of the crossroads; the modern sense of trivia as small facts came later, from talk exchanged where roads crossed.Low

In 30 seconds: Trivia is a word-name from the Latin for three roads and an epithet of the goddess Diana. It appeared for a handful of United States girls in the later twentieth century (said TRIV-ee-uh).

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MeaningTrivia is a word-name from the Latin trivia, literally the place where three roads meet, from tri- three and via road. In Roman religion Trivia was a title of Diana, or Hecate, as goddess of the crossroads; the modern sense of trivia as small facts came later, from talk exchanged where roads crossed.

U.S. rank (1996)#15744 ↘ Falling

1996 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1984

Total births (all-time)≈ 159

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Trivia is a word-name rooted in the Latin trivia, the meeting of three roads, from tri- meaning three and via meaning road. The Romans used Trivia as an epithet of the goddess Diana, or Hecate, who watched over crossroads, and only much later did trivia come to mean odds and ends of knowledge, the kind of chat traded where roads met. As a given name it is a rare, literary choice; we note the crossroads meaning and Diana link honestly.

It was never established as a name, given to only a handful of girls with a small high around the mid-nineteen-eighties, so a Trivia from then would be in her thirties or forties today. It reads as an unusual word-name whose ancient goddess association gives it more weight than the modern quiz sense suggests.

Did you know? In Roman myth Trivia, meaning of the three roads, was a title of Diana as goddess of the crossroads, long before the word meant bits of small knowledge.

Overall data confidence 40%

References - Trivia — Word-name: Latin 'three roads' + Diana/Hecate Trivia epithet; noted honestly. Bearers empty.

Variations

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Nicknames

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Trivia mean?

It is a word-name from the Latin trivia, meaning three roads, and an old epithet of the goddess Diana at the crossroads.

How do you pronounce Trivia?

It's said TRIV-ee-uh /ˈtrɪv.i.ə/, three syllables stressed at the front.

Is Trivia a boy or girl name?

Trivia is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Trivia?

It has always been extremely rare, given to only a handful of girls around its mid-nineteen-eighties high.