Unisex name · since 1995

Dristin

Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 33 babies named Dristin, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#25,117 of 45,481
all-time among boys
33
born since 1995
1990s
peak decade

Dristin is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 33 have been recorded since 1995.

Dristin has 33 recorded births among boys since 1995, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2012.

  • #25,117 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 33 born since 1995
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dristin ranks #25,117 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 33 born since 1995, peaking in the 1990s.

#25,117 of 45,481
all-time among boys
33
born since 1995
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Dristin's 33 recorded births place it above 44.37% 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.

Dristin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Dristin's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1995, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Dristin popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2012

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1997)
6
Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
4.555.566.5 199519961997199819992012 6

Dristin popularity over time - girls

12 total births recorded since 1982 (Dristin as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 12 births
6 19821986 6

Dristin by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (27 births, 82% of the file).

1990s was Dristin's strongest decade.

27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 82% of all-time use.

Dristin births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 27 births (82% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dristin? ▼
Since 1995, Social Security records show 33 babies named Dristin. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #25,117 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2012. Its busiest year on record was 1997, with 6 births.
Where does Dristin sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dristin ranks #25,117 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 Dristin most popular? ▼
Dristin was most popular in the 1990s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Is Dristin a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Dristin is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 33 births, and as a girl's name it has 12 births.
How long has the name Dristin been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Dristin since 1995 -- 18 years through the most recent 2012 data.
What names are similar to Dristin? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Drin, Dristen, Driston, Drilon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Dristin's data

  • Dristin's decade-level peak was the 1990s (27 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Dristin

Nearby Names Like Dristin

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Dristin

Drin Boy
#4983 146 births
Dristen Boy
44 births
Driston Boy
24 births
Drilon Boy
22 births
Driss Boy
22 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Dristin: 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, 1995–2012 (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 Dristin 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.