Recorded 1995–2012 Unisex name Peak 1997 33 births

Dristin — boys' name

33 babies named Dristin in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s272010s6
1990s
Peak decade

82% of everyone ever named Dristin was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

6 babies were named Dristin in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dristin

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Dristin between 1995 and 2012, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Dristin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 6 babies received it in a single year. Dristin is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 12 additional births since 1982.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dristin performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Dristin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dristin 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 33 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.

Dristin at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

33

Since 1995

18 years of records

Peak year

1997

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1995

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2012

Dristin popularity over time — boys

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

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1997)
6
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4.555.566.5 201219991998199719961995 5

Dristin popularity over time — girls

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

Unisex variant — 12 births
6 19861982 6

Dristin by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
27 births that decade — 82% of Dristin's all-time total
1990s272010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dristin?
33 babies have been named Dristin since 1995. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1997 with 6 births.
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?
Dristin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 18 years of data through 2012.
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.

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, 1995–2012 (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.