Recorded 1996–2008 Unisex name Peak 1996 44 births

Dristen — boys' name

44 babies named Dristen in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s182000s26
2000s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Dristen was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

7 babies were named Dristen in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dristen

The Social Security Administration has registered 44 babies named Dristen between 1996 and 2008, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dristen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Dristen is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1981.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dristen performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dristen shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dristen in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 44 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Dristen at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

44

Since 1996

13 years of records

Peak year

1996

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1996

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2008

Dristen popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1996

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1996)
7
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20082007200520042003199919981996 7

Dristen popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1981 (Dristen as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1981 5

Dristen by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
26 births that decade — 59% of Dristen's all-time total
1990s182000s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dristen?
44 babies have been named Dristen since 1996. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1996 with 7 births.
When was Dristen most popular?
Dristen was most popular in the 2000s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Is Dristen a unisex name?
Yes, Dristen is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 44 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Dristen been used?
Dristen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 13 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Dristen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Drin, Dristin, Driston, Drilon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1996–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.