Unisex name · since 1996

Dristen

Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 44 babies named Dristen, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#23,022 of 45,481
all-time among boys
44
born since 1996
2000s
peak decade

Dristen sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 44 recorded since 1996.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dristen has been recorded 44 times among boys since 1996, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2008.

  • #23,022 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 44 born since 1996
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dristen ranks #23,022 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 44 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.

#23,022 of 45,481
all-time among boys
44
born since 1996
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Dristen's 44 recorded births place it above 49.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Dristen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Dristen's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Dristen popularity over time - boys

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

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1996)
7
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19961998199920032004200520072008 5

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

2000s is the heaviest window (26 births, 59% of the file).

2000s was Dristen's strongest decade.

26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.

Dristen births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 26 births (59% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dristen? ▼
Dristen has been given to 44 babies in the U.S. since 1996, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #23,022 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2008. 7 babies were born in 1996, its single highest year.
Where does Dristen sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dristen ranks #23,022 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Dristen since 1996 -- 13 years through the most recent 2008 data.
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.

Keep exploring Dristen

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Dristen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1996–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dristen draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.